The Client
Noa Gusakov
Karin, an Israeli human rights lawyer, finds herself babysitting Nasrin, the 12-year-old daughter of her Palestinian client, for a day. While Karin is busy dealing with bureaucracy, she doesn’t notice that Nasrin is in distress. In order to help Nasrin, Karin will have to find maternal empathy she didn’t know she has inside her.
Directors: Noa Gusakov
Script: Noa Gusakov
Producers: Tal Becher and Leah Tonic
Production company: Yalla Films
Editing: Noy Barak
Filming: May Abadi Grabler
Actors : Alma Dishy, Layan Kasem
Music : Daniel Markovich
17 minutes | Israel | 2023 | Hebrew, Arabic
Festivals and awards
Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival, Israel, 2023
Joyce Forum Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2024 Best Director Award