DAWN
by Romed Wyder
synopsis
The story is set in Palestine in 1947, during the British mandate period. The Zionists are fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state. A member of the armed Jewish underground has been sentenced to death by the British authorities. In return, the resistance has kidnapped a British officer, trying to redeem their friend. The insurgents spend the night together, waiting for the outcome of the negotiation. If the British hang their friend at dawn, one of them will shoot the British officer held as a hostage.
international title: | Dawn |
original title: | Dawn |
country: | Switzerland |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Romed Wyder |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | CH 29/04/2015 |
screenplay: | Billy MacKinnon |
cast: | Joel Basman, Moris Cohen, Sarah Adler, Liron Levo, Rami Heuberger, Jason Isaacs |
cinematography by: | Ram Shweky |
film editing: | Kathrin Plüss |
art director: | Boaz Katzenelson, Boris Bartholomäus |
costumes designer: | Dorothee Schmid |
music: | Bernard Trontin |
production: | Paradigma Films, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG |