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Culture Magazine
October 28, 2024

Top Picks Around Hong Kong / Culture 1238 / Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival by Martin Wray This Film Festival offers an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the many facets of Jewish culture and discover connections through similarities. Founded in 2000, the festival has screened hundreds of features, documentaries and short films from over 30 countries, hosting directors, producers, critics and curators. The festival showcases a wide range of feature films, documentaries and shorts, which reflect and offer interesting and unique insights on the diversity of Jewish and Israeli life and culture. Golden Scene Cinema 2 Catchick St, Kennedy Town Read it in the magazine: https://culture-hongkong.com/top-picks-around-hong-kong/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Running on Sand
October 7, 2024

HKJFF Ticketing for our 25th Anniversary Festival is Live!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Click on this link to view the full announcement: https://conta.cc/4dyrXaV Click here to Buy Individual Tickets Click here for an all Film Access 'Macher Pass' Click here for Opening Night Tickets Join us on Opening Night in Causeway Bay at CineArt (JP) for our Feature film Running on Sand Followed by our Kosher After-Party Need help choosing films? Click on any title to learn more about the film and to buy your tickets! Do you want to learn more about some Orthodox Jewish Practices? The Source of all Beauty Wedding Night Neseh Home Keep the Holocaust alive today? Here Lived The Anne Frank Gift Shop The Spoils Giado The Delegation Or just watch a sophisticated drama? Irena's Vow Martha Liebermann Auction The Monkey House Highway 65 Don't forget to join us for our Closing Night feature film The Stronghold   Visit this year’s Schedule of Films, with live ticketing on our website, and don't forget to buy your Macher Pass now.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Shaylee-Atary-at-2020-Op
September 19, 2024

Ophir Award (Israel’s Academy Awards)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]September 2024: THE BOY by Yahav Winner, who was murdered in the October 7th Hamas attack while protecting his wife and baby daughter, won Best Short Film at this weekend's Ophir Awards (the Israeli Academy Awards). His wife, filmmaker Shaylee Atary, accepted the award on his behalf. Shaylee will join us in Hong Kong this November, where she'll screen her own film, Single Light, at our Festival. THE BOY was screened at last year's HKJFF.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-Here-Lived
September 10, 2024

Here Lived

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] 10 November, Sunday 2:40pm   Documentary [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/25ee3ee2-b743-4d5e-b6da-e42e7eabf865/Here%20Lived%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="10"] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] SYNOPSIS: When conceptual artist Gunter Demnig first conceived the idea of laying Stolpersteine (literal translation: stumbling stones) for Roma, Sinti, and disabled victims of National Socialism in his native Germany, he never imagined his project would grow to become the world's largest decentralized memorial. The Stolpersteine he crafted is, in theory, quite simple: concrete blocks measuring 10x10cm, topped with permanent brass plates that are hand stamped with the names and fates of victims of Hitler's reign of terror. The stones are laid into the pavement in front of the last voluntarily chosen residence of those murdered by the Nazis. They are deeply personal and draw attention to individual tragedies. They have now been placed in 30 countries across Europe and on May 23rd, 2023 we filmed Gunter Demnig laying the 100,000th Stolpersteine. [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau, HKHTC (Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre) [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]82 Minutes USA | 2024 | English VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] CREDITS: Director: Jane Wells Screenwriters: Jane Wells Cast: Ulrika Citron, Gunter Demnig, Shefali Razdan Duggal Producer: Jane Wells [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] AWARDS: 1 Win [su_spacer size="10"] Sofia International Film Festival WINNER Best Film 2023 [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-Martha-Liebermann-A-Stolen-Life
September 10, 2024

Martha Leibermann: A Stolen Life

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] 17 November, Sunday 5:30pm [su_spacer size="10"] Drama [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/d5e26384-2ab6-4143-a929-bf7c1d16f899/MARTHA%20LIEBERMANN:%20A%20Stolen%20Life%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="10"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: In 1943, at the height of the war, Martha Liebermann, widow of the great impressionist painter Max Liebermann, is still living in Berlin but scheming to escape abroad and avoid deportation to a concentration camp. Desperate to protect her precious collection of art, including two portraits by Swedish painter Anders Zorn, the 85 year old Liebermann, plays an intriguing cat and mouse game with the local Gestapo commissioner and his henchman. Themes of trust, duplicity, resilence, feminist courage and eduring passion for art are brought to startling life in this entertaining dramatic film based on true events. [su_spacer size="20"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]88 Minutes | 2022 Germany, Chezchia | German | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] CREDITS: Director: Stefan Bühling Screenwriters: Marco Rossi Cast: Katinka Auberger, Zdenek Cernín, Lana Cooper Producer: Tillman Geithe [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] AWARDS: 3 WINNERS [su_spacer size="10"] 2024 Boca International Jewish Film Festival WINNER Best Narrative Feature 2022 Monte-Carlo TV Awards WINNER - Best Film WINNER - Best Actress - Thekla Carola Wied [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-The-Wedding-Night
August 26, 2024

Wedding Night

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 10 November, Sunday 4:20 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Documentary [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/d4dfb31d-a66a-4682-a6e2-2e1c113be242/Neseh%20+%20Source%20of%20Beauty%20+%20Wedding%20Night%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS The wedding night is a night of nights in ultra-Orthodox society. On this night, a man and a woman connect physically for the very first time. These two very young people, almost complete strangers to each other, are put under enormous pressure to go from forced separation towards an intimate union. Ultra-Orthodox director Rachel Elitzur uses rare testimonies, combined with visuals from the wedding day, to create an astonishing film that is both respectful and challenging to her community. [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]60 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles Triple feature with Neseh and The Source of All Beauty VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Rachel Elitzur Screenwriter: Rachel Elitzur Producer: Avigail Sperber   [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""][su_spacer size="15"] AWARDS 1 Nomination [su_spacer size="10"] 2023 Israeli Film Academy Best Documentary under 60 minutes[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-The-Stronghold
August 26, 2024

The Stronghold

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 20 November, Wednesday 7:30 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Drama, War [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/1fe1ebf5-f344-4bd2-9d7a-6d71e9f8e793/The%20Stronghold%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: October 5, 1973, the day before war breaks out, hippy-ish Dr. Nahum Werbin (Shtisel's Michael Aloni) arrives at a desolate Sinai outpost to the sound of blaring rock music, wearing white sneakers and pukka shells, expecting nothing more taxing than giving out aspirin and blister cream. As the base comes under siege after a surprise Egyptian attack, the surviving soldiers must choose between following their idealistic commander into a final, and likely hopeless battle, or to go along with the unit's level-headed doctor, whose plan will save their lives - but will betray their values. Based on the memories of the soldiers who were there, the film is both a thrilling, and terrifying, memorial to the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war. [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SPONSORED by Robert L. Meyer SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]113 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Lior Chefetz Screenwriters: Lior Chefetz, Nahum Werbin Producers: Leon Edery, Moshe Edery, Uria Kedem, Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi Cast: Michael Aloni, Daniel Gad, Amir Tessler [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-The-Spy-Family
August 26, 2024

The Spy Family

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 10 November, Sunday 6:10 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Documentary [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/d229cb9d-ef8c-4130-b6a6-4731b9691fd8/The%20Spy%20Family%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: The true story of a Palestinian and his Egyptian wife who spied for Israel during the most tense and violent years in Israel-Egypt relations. The Shahin parents were recruited by Israeli Intelligence after the Six Day War, and soon brought their three children into the "family business". Infamous in Egypt, they are largely unremembered in Israel. Now the history of the espionage affair and the family's personal story, is brought to light in this mesmerizing documentary. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]75 Minutes | 2023 Israel| Hebrew, Arabic | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Rafael Balulu Screenwriter: Rafael Balulu Producers: Miri Ezra, Zafrir Kochanovsky [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] AWARDS: 1 Nomination 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival Nominee Diamond Award, Best Documentary [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-The-Spoils
August 26, 2024

The Spoils

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 13 November, Wednesday 7:00 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Documentary [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/8143063c-f0b3-4866-bd35-3d02a680d86d/The%20Spoils%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: For years, the Düsseldorf City Museum struggled to organize an exhibition in honor of Jewish art dealer Max Stern. Originally planned for 2018, it was not held until 2021, delayed by discussions about the restitution of art looted by the Nazis. Through a combination of interviews and rarely seen stock footage the film examines questions of ownership, history and morality that the Director views as symptomatic of a crisis in Germany and the art world at large. [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate General of Canada to Hong Kong and Macao, in Hong Kong [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]104 Minutes | 2024 Canada | English, German | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Jamie Kastner Screenwriter: Jamie Kastner Producers: Jamie Kastner, Laura Baron Kastner [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-The-Return-from-the-Other-Planet
August 26, 2024

The Return from the Other Planet

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 17 November, Sunday 1:00 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Documentary [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/d2947cdc-1d2d-44e8-b077-c90d7951dab3/The%20Return%20from%20the%20Other%20Planet%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: Were the atrocities of the concentration camps something that came from "another planet" or were they just the worst aspects of the world we live in? Katzetnic ("The Man from the Camps") was a mysterious writer who was embraced by millions of readers around the world when, after the end of the Holocaust, he named Auschwitz, "The Other Planet". But when he gains new understanding after undergoing controversial treatments for his trauma, his new message is largely overlooked. [su_spacer size="10"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau, HKHTC (Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]81 Minutes | 2023 Israel, Germany | Hebrew, German, English, Dutch | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Assaf Lapid Screenwriters: Assaf Lapid, Naomi Levari, Saar Yogev Producers: Guy Hodes, Naomi Levari, Saar Yogev [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] AWARDS 2 wins & 2 nominations [su_spacer size="3"] 2024 Israeli Film Academy Nominee Israeli Film Academy - Best Documentary - Asaf Lapid (director) Nominee Israeli Film Academy - Best Documentary - Saar Yogev (producer), Naomi Levari (producer), Guy Hodes (producer) 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival Winner Aliza & Micha Shagrir Award - Best Documentary Research Nominee Diamond Award - Best Documentary [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-The-Most-Precious-of-Cargoes
August 26, 2024

The Most Precious of Cargoes

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 10 November, Sunday 1:00 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Drama, Animated [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/8790630b-9300-4105-9b13-9c304ec6bb90/The%20Most%20Precious%20of%20Cargoes%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: Oscar winning director Michel Hazanavicius (2011's Best Picture, ‘The Artist’) turns to animation to present this powerful and unsettling story set during the height of World War II. Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform their lives, as well as those whose paths the child will cross - including the man who threw her from the train. Some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story reveals the best and worst in the hearts of mankind. [su_spacer size="10"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau, Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong, Alliance Française, Hong Kong, HKHTC (Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]81 Minutes | 2024 France, Belgium | French | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) [su_spacer size="30"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Michel Hazanavicius Screenwriters: Jean-Claude Grumberg, Michel Hazanavicius Producers: Florence Gastaud, Robert Guédiguian, Michel Hazanavicius,  Riad Sattouf, Patrick Sobelman Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Podalydès [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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Poster-The-Monkey-House
August 26, 2024

The Monkey House

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css_animation="none" css=""] 19 November, Tuesday 7:30 pm [su_spacer size="10"] Drama, Comedy [su_button url="https://goldenscene.com/movie/00c9c12a-f4c8-40e2-8af1-7b1e95ea5114/The%20Monkey%20House%20(HKJFF2024)" target="blank" style="flat" radius="0" background="#fa0f0c" color="#FFFFFF" size="6"]Tickets[/su_button]   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SYNOPSIS: Former best-selling novelist Amitai Kariv's career started with a bang: his first 4 novels were award-winning best sellers. His great sacrifice - no wife, no kids, no life outside of writing - seemed to have paid off. But his next two novels are flops and soon publishing houses lose interest in his output, while academic circles dub him a mere literary footnote. Amitai's inevitable midlife crises is particularly acute as his life's work seems have amounted to nothing. Desperate times call for desperate measures. The usually aboveboard Amitai feels that he has no choice but to put together a master plan, a perfect crime if you will, that will restore his fame and resurrect his fortune. Beautifully shot, with wonderful acting, the film examines Israeli society with irreverent humor and thought provoking vision. [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""]121 Minutes | 2023 Israel, Italy | Hebrew, Italian | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text css=""] [su_spacer size="15"] CREDITS: Director: Avi Nesher Screenwriter: Avi Nesher Producers: Moshe Edery, Elad Gavish, Tami Leon, Chilik Michaeli, Avi Nesher, Avraham Pirchi, David Silber Cast: Adir Miller, Susan Paplan, Shani Cohen [su_spacer size="15"] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] AWARDS 11 nominations 2023 Israeli Film Academy Nominated - Best Actress Nominated - Best Makeup Nominated - Best Editing Nominated - Best Casting Nominated - Best Director Nominated - Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Costume Design Nominated - Best Sound Nominated - Best Cinematography Nominated - Best Supporting Actor [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

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