UNDER A BLUE SUN
Film - International Independents

UNDER A BLUE SUN

Directed by Daniel Mann

Info

Director: Daniel Mann
Section: International Independents
Country: France, Israel
Year: 2024
Language: Arabic, English, Hebrew
Version: Original version with English subtitles
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

This film is about the fate of the Palestinian Bedouins and how desert lands were turned into military zones and locations for action films.

In RAMBO III, Sylvester Stallone appeared to be fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan — but that film was shot in the Negev Desert with the aid of the Israeli military. Bashir Abu Rabia, the Palestinian Bedouin artist who created its special effects, returns to this unusual filming location after 35 years.

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Photocredits: Director's Photo: Nathan Clarke

Calendar

  • HFF Kino 1
  • ASTOR Club Kino
  • Cinema Filmtheater

Meet the director

UNDER A BLUE SUN

Daniel Mann

Daniel Mann is an Israeli filmmaker who lives in London. His films, which often deal with colonialism and the military occupation of land and natural resources, have been screened at the Berlinale, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Cinéma du Réel. Mann is also the author of the book “Occupying Habits: Everyday Media as Warfare in Israel-Palestine” (2023) as well as of various essays and articles.

Credits

Screenplay: Daniel Mann
Director of Photography: Itay Maron
Film Editor: Simon Birman
Composer: Beny Wagner
Sound: Oz Sichermann
Producer: Itai Tamir, Christophe Gougeon, Fabrizio Polpettini
Production Company: Acqua Alta, La Bete
Executive producer: Itai Tamir
Co-Production Company: Laila Films
World Sales: Daniel Mann