Origin: Israel | France | Documentary | Director: Avi Mograbi | 72 minutes

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August: A Moment Before the Eruption (Août - avant l'explosion)

by: Avi Mograbi documentary 72 Minutes, Israel | France 2002

In an absurdist romp reminiscent of Nanni Moretti’s Dear Diary, Mograbi sets out to make a film about what it is he hates about August in Israel. After a series of false starts derided by his wife as morbid and uninspiring, the true theme of his project emerges: recording people’s reactions to his own artifice as filmmaker. Arab workers, wealthy Jewish suburbanites, soccer yobs, Palestinian stone throwers and Israeli policemen – no one escapes the dogged gaze of his camera, the acerbic righteousness of his wit. A curious, scathing satire of a society fuelled by hatred, intolerance and misunderstanding.

Full feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfJoGtlnMIY

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310683/

See also: http://www.lesfilmsdici.fr/en/catalog/541-aout-avant-l-explosion.html

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