The Black Sabbath
Meital Meshulam, Hanan Liberman
In Jerusalem, a family prepares a sabbath dinner during the 1948 war of independence. As the sabbath begin a blast is heard the jewish neighborhoods are attacked in a massive artillery barrage. shells explode glass shatters in every direction, a shrapnel flies through the window, strikes the mother in her neck. she dies, immediately. The mother’s body lays in the kitchen. According to jewish law, a dead person may not be moved. She will not be moved until Saturday night. The father covers the body. The film centers around the point of view of Gadi, the four-year-old son. How will a family of 10 get through this weekend?
Directors: Meital Meshulam, Hanan Liberman
Script: Meital Meshulam
Producers: Meital Meshulam, Hanan Liberman
Production company: Moyo - Motion Productions
Animation: Shuki Gamliel
Soundtrack: Yonatan Mulian
Music : Ohad Stamati
10 minutes | Israel | 2019 | Hebrew