PEACHES & CREAM
ISRAEL | COMEDY | 92' | LANGUAGE: HEBREW
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CREW
2020 Israeli Film Academy Awards
11 nominations
The story of a neurotic film director, whose fear of failure, death, and losing control all surface on the night his new film is released. The urge to expose his film to the whole world and his obsession with the film’s failing distribution campaign create an unforgettable night—at least for him and his band of eccentric friends.
DIRECTOR: GUR BENTWICH
STARRING: GUR BENTWICH, MAYA KENIG
DOVER KOSAHVILI
PRODUCTION: GURUMAYA PRODUCTIONS
Dalia Sigan Award for Best Script - Jerusalem FF
GALLERY
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Gur Bentwich Studied film in the Tel Aviv University. He directed four feature films: Planet Blue (a legendary cult film), Total Love, Up the Wrong Tree and now - Peaches & Cream. He also directed two documentaries: Etgar Keret what animal R U? and The Bentwich Syndrome and quite a few shorts, music videos and TV series.. He also sometimes acts in other directors film. He lives in Tel Aviv with his lady partner, editor and muse Maya Kenig.
PRESS REVIEWS
"In his new film Gur Bentwich reaches his artistic peak"
Netanel Shmulevitch - Haaretz ****
"Better and more touching than Almadovar's new film"
Benjamin Tobaias – Yediot Ahronot ****
"A personal, intense, funny yet bothering, nocturnal odyssey told by an incredibly talented and original artist!"
Yair Raveh – Cinemascope
"What an explosion of life and cinema this great movie is. So glad Bentwich is back with such insane energies!"
Or Sigoly - Srita