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The Belle from Gaza
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The Belle from Gaza

The Belle from Gaza

La belle de Gaza
Yolande Zauberman
France
2024
77 min
Dutch Premiere
Signed
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Synopsis

It’s nighttime in south Tel Aviv, and a disparate group of trans women around Hatnufa Street are offering sex for money. An old photograph puts director Yolande Zauberman on the trail of a stunningly beautiful trans woman who reportedly walked from Gaza to Tel Aviv. Her story changes with each interview, and sometimes the search for the mysterious title character fades into the background.

The sex workers speak with candor and humor on a variety of topics, despite the whispers of danger lurking even here, in liberal Tel Aviv. In the unforgettable opening minutes, an older Arab trans woman recounts an intense affair with an Orthodox rabbi.

Yolande Zauberman stumbled on the subject for this project while shooting her previous documentary M, which concerns a man who was sexually abused as a child in the Orthodox Jewish community. In this intimate and elusive documentary the director once again endeavors to expose the fault lines in Israeli society.

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Tickets & Times
Sat, november 16
15:00 – 16:20
Pathé City 1

Sun, november 17
19:00 – 20:37
Tuschinski 2

Mon, november 18
14:30 – 16:07
Tuschinski 2

Wed, november 20
16:00 – 17:20
Eye: Cinema 1

Thu, november 21
21:30 – 22:50
Podium Mozaïek

Sat, november 23
19:30 – 20:50
Pathé Noord 7
Credits
77 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English, French
Director
    Yolande Zauberman
    Yolande Zauberman
Production
    Bruno Nahon for Unité
    Bruno Nahon for Unité
Cinematography
    Yolande Zauberman
    Yolande Zauberman
Editing
    Rafael Torres Calderón,
    Léo Richard
    Rafael Torres Calderón,
    Léo Richard
World Sales
    Pyramide International
    Pyramide International
Screening copy
    Pyramide International
    Pyramide International

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