The Vanishing Soldier

החייל הנעלם

Director

Dani Rosenberg

Genre

DRAMA
THRILLER
WAR

Running Time

98 min.

Year of production

2023

Status

Completed

Photograpy

Colour

Screening format

2K
DCP
Prores

HD Available

Synopsis

An 18-year-old Israeli soldier flees the Gaza battlefield and heads back to his girlfriend in
Tel Aviv only to discover that the military elite is convinced he was kidnapped in the fog of
war.
A tragic-comic journey, taking place over a period of 24 hours on the hot and humid streets
of Tel Aviv, shifting from terror to hope, from romance to nightmare.

Cast

Ido Tako
Mika Reiss
Efrat Ben Zur
Tiki Dayan
Shmulik Cohen

Cinematography

David Stragmeister

Editing

Nili Feller

Costumes

Ofri Barel

Original score

Yuval Semo

Art director

Ben-Zion Porat

Country

ISRAEL

Shooting Language

HEBREW

Screenplay

Dani Rosenberg
Amir Kliger

Producer

Chilik Michaeli
Avraham Pirchi
Itamar Pirchi

Production Company

United Channels Movies (UCM)

Festival and Awards

Locarno Film Festival 2023 - Concorso Internazionale
2023 Israeli Film Academy Ophir Award for the Best Cinematography, Nomination for the Best Film, Best Director, Best Main Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best original Music, Best Makeup, Best Sound, Best Casting
European Film Awards 2023 - Official Feature Film Selection
Sarajevo Film Festival 2023 - Kinoscope
MedFilm Festival 2023 - Official Competition
Hamburg International FF 2023 - Kaleidoskope
Haifa Film Festival 2023 - Israeli Feature Competition - Best Film Award
Busan International Film Festival 2023 - Flash Forward Competition
Reykjavik International FF 2023 - New Visions Competition
Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film 2023 - Special Mention, Critic's Award, Best Music Award
Rising Sun International FF - 2023 - Official Competition - Best Writing Award (Amir Kliger & Dani Rosenberg)
Efebo D'Oro FF 2023 - Concorso Efebo Prospettive
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2023- Meet the Neighbors Competition
Palm Springs International FF - 2024 - World Cinema Now
Belgrade International FF - 2024 - Main Competition
SERET Israeli FF UK 2024 - Official Selection
Seattle International FF 2024 - Contemporary World Cinema
Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg 2024 - Official Selection
Cannes Cinéphiles 2024 - Official Selection
Ceau! Cinema FF Timisoara 2024 - Official Competition