WOULD YOU HAVE SEX WITH AN ARAB?

Yolande Zauberman

france 2011 85 min

A journey through the night from encounter to encounter from the bars of Tel-Aviv to the back alleys of Jerusalem. Inside nightclubs people dance laugh and have fun. Dawn breaks to the sound of an outdoor rave party. Jews and Arabs all citizens of the same country Israel are asked a simple question that takes them by surprise. Some laugh hesitate and improvise while others are surprised by their own reactions. An invisible barrier appears between them but so does desire. Maybe...

• About the film

  directed by yolande zauberman

  written by yolande zauberman and selim nassib

  featuring gideon levy juliano mer-khamis dj samy matar

  cinematography yolande zauberman

  editing basile belkhiri idit bloch

  sound editing ferdinand bouchara

  production companies screenrunner phobics studio 37 motek power films factory commune image média les films du cherche-midi lorette production

• Festivals & Awards

  Venice International Film Festival - La Biennale di Venezia
  2011 | Orizzonti

  Filmfest Hamburg
  2012 | Agenda 12

  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
  2024 | Dead Angle: Borders - Dutch Premiere