The Man in the Wall (2015)
- Original title
- האיש שבקיר
- Directed by
- Evgeny Ruman
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Israel
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman's husband disappears from their Tel Aviv apartment. Over the course of one night, a series of unexpected visitors arrive and hint at the reasons behind his vanishing.
mysterioustenseintimateunsettlingcerebralclaustrophobicslow-burn
What happens
The Man in the Wall (Hebrew: האיש שבקיר) is a 2015 Israeli drama film, written and directed by Evgeny Ruman. The film is set entirely in a Tel Aviv apartment following a man's disappearance. The film was shot over six days in a single apartment in Tel Aviv and depicts events over a 12-hour period, following a woman whose husband suddenly disappears. Throughout the night, various people unexpectedly visit, revealing possible reasons for his disappearance. At the heart of the film is the song Ha'ish She'Bakir ("The Man in the Wall") by Yehuda Pardes and Meir Hernik, arranged by Noam Inbar and performed by him with the ensemble Greendream. Tamar Alkan was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Actress and won the Best Actress award at the Odessa International Film Festival. Evgeny Ruman was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Original Screenplay, nominated for the Haggiag Award for Best Feature Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival, and won Best Director at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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