Or (My Treasure)
| Or (My Treasure) | |
|---|---|
 Or (my treasure) movie poster | |
| Directed by | Keren Yedaya |
| Produced by |
Emmanuel Agneray Jérôme Bleitrach Marek Rozenbaum Itai Tamir |
| Written by |
Sari Ezouz Keren Yedaya |
| Starring |
Dana Ivgy Ronit Elkabetz |
| Cinematography | Laurent Brunet |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Rézo Films (France) Kino International (US) |
Release dates |
(Israel) 16 September 2004 (France) 1 December 2004 (Sweden) 15 April 2005 (Belgium) 18 May 2005 (United States) limited release 1 June 2005 |
Running time | 95 min |
| Country |
France Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
Or (My Treasure) is a 2004 drama film starring Dana Ivgy in the title role of Or, a teenager who struggles to be responsible for her prostitute mother Ruthie, played by Ronit Elkabetz. The French-Israeli production premiered on 14 May 2004 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Plot synopsis
Teenager Or (Dana Ivgy) works a variety of odd jobs to help support herself and her mother. When her mother, Ruthie (Ronit Elkabetz), returns home after a hospital stay Or tells her she has found her a job cleaning houses.
However Ruthie is unmotivated by her new poorly paid job and quickly returns to prostitution.
In the meantime Or begins a burgeoning romance with her neighbour and childhood friend, Ido. After they sleep together Ido's mother confronts Ruthie and makes it clear that though she likes Or she does not approve of their relationship.
With her relationship with Ido and his family crumbling, unable to make rent and desperate to save her mother from the streets, Or begins to prostitute herself as well, first by offering sexual services to her landlord and finally by joining an escort service.
Reception
Or won 10 awards, including five at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for a further 8. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a freshness rating of 77%.[1]
Awards and nominations
- Best Actress - Dana Ivgy (won)
- Best Art Direction - Avi Fahima (nomination)
- Best Director - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
- Best Film - (nomination)
- Best Screenplay - Keren Yedaya
Sari Ezouz (nomination) - Best Supporting Actress - Ronit Elkabetz (nomination)
- Best Film - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
International Film Festival Bratislava
- Grand Prix - Keren Yedaya
Ronit Elkabetz
Dana Ivgy (won)
- Critics Week Grand Prize - Keren Yedaya (won)
- Golden Camera - Keren Yedaya (won)
- Prix Regards Jeune Award for Best Feature Film - Keren Yedaya (won)
- SACD Screenwriting Award - Keren Yedaya
Sari Ezouz (won) - Young Critics Award for Best Feature - Keren Yedaya (won)
- European Discovery of the Year - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
- Wolgin Award for Best Israeli Feature - Keren Yedaya (nomination)
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival
- Best Realisation - Keren Yedaya (won)
- Best Actress - Ronit Elkabetz shared with Dana Ivgy (won)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
- New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Mention - Keren Yedaya (won)
Cast
- Dana Ivgy as Or
- Ronit Elkabetz as Ruthie
- Katia Zinbris as Rachel
- Meshar Cohen as Ido
References
- ↑ Or (My Treasure) (2005) Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2 July 2010