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Dawn

Morgengrauen
L'aube

Switzerland / United Kingdom / Germany / Israel, January 2014
FILM, Fiction, 95 min.

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directed by
Romed Wyder
Written by
Billy McKinnon
Status
In distribution
Website
http://www.dawn-film.eu/en

The film is a psychological drama behind closed doors, in which four comrades in arms pressure the young Elisha to overcome his moral qualms and fully commit to the armed struggle. The story is set in Palestine in 1947, during the British mandate period. The Zionists are fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state. A member of the armed Jewish underground has been sentenced to death by the British authorities. In return, the resistance has kidnapped a British officer, trying to redeem their friend. The insurgents spend the night together, waiting for the outcome of the negotiation. If the British hang their friend at dawn, one of them will shoot the British officer held as a hostage. Based on the novel by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, Dawn sheds a new light on a key moment in history that allows us to re-examine the current political disputes.

credits

World Premiere
January 2014
Original Version
French, English, Hebrew (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 95 min.
ISAN
000-0003-6C44-0000-W-0000-0000-F
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Paradigma Films SA, Enigma Film GmbH, Lama Films, Delirious Productions, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Samir, Tunje Berns, Romed Wyder, Philip Gates, Richard West, Amir Harel, Clarens Grollmann
directed by
Romed Wyder
Written by
Billy McKinnon (based on a novel by Elie Wiesel)
Cinemato­graphy
Ram Shweky
Editing
Kathrin Plüss
Sound Editing
Keith Tunney
Sound Design
Steven Parker, Richard Lewis
Re-Recording Mix
William E. Franck
Music
Bernard Trontin
Location Sound Mix
William E. Franck
Production Design
Roger Martin, Boaz Katzenelson
Special Effects
Piers Hampton
Lighting Design
Ernst Brunner
Costumes
Dorothee Schmid
Casting
Yael Aviv

Cast

Joel Basman as Elisha
Liron Levo as Gad
Moris Cohen as Joab
Rami Heuberger as Gideon
Sarah Adler as Ilana
Jason Isaacs as Dawson

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Aardvark Film Emporium Distribution
Release date: 29.04.2015

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