A young woman lives with her husband and children in the Jewish cemetery on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives. Her life is a routine of housework. In the daytime, she is left alone on the mountain. At night, she tries to connect with her husband, but only feels great distance between them. One night, out of frustration she storms out of the house and strolls the cemetery. She is exposed to nightly events that evokes her suppressed desires and fears. The film combines elements of Gothic romance and explores the physical and spiritual predicament of a woman, in a tremendously charged location, at the crossroads of the world's monotheist religions.
| Original title | Ha'har |
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| Danish title | Bjerget |
| Director | Yaelle Kayam |
| Screenplay | Yaelle Kayam |
| Producer | Eilon Ratzkovsky, Yochanan Kredo, Lisa Uzrad, Yossi Uzrad, Guy Jacoel |
| Director of Photography | Itay Marom |
| Editor | Or Ben David |
| Sound | Peter Albrechtsen, Itzik Cohen |
| Composer | Ofir Leibovitz |
| Casting | Michal Koren |
| Appearance | Shani Klein, Avshalom Pollak, Hitham Omari, Noga Jacobowitz |
| Production country | Israel, Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Øst for Paradis |
| International sales | Films Distribution |
| Danish theatrical release | 21.07.2016 |
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Øst for Paradis (Århus), Biffen Nordkraft, Cafe Biografen Odense, Empire Bio, Grand Teatret, Reprise Teatret, Valby Kino. |
| DFI subsidy | Minor |
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| Production company | July-August Productions |
| Co-production | Windelov/Lassen |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Creative Europe, Kvindernes Bygnings Fond |
| In collaboration with | DR K |
| Domestic distribution | Øst for Paradis |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Yaelle Kayam |
| Casting | Michal Koren |
| 1st assistant director | Adin Weiner |
| 2nd assistant director | Shay Rilsky |
| PA | Adi Bar Yosef |
| Continuity | Elinor Nehemia |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Yaelle Kayam |
| Script consultant | Franz Rodenkirchen |
| Translation | Minchang Ko |
| Translation | Yaron Kaver |
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Production |
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| Producer | Eilon Ratzkovsky |
| Producer | Yochanan Kredo |
| Producer | Lisa Uzrad |
| Producer | Yossi Uzrad |
| Producer | Guy Jacoel |
| Co-producer | Riina Spørring Zachariassen |
| Co-producer | Vibeke Windeløv |
| Co-producer | Stinna Lassen |
| Line producer | Matan Gaida |
| Production manager | Noam Keidar |
| Production coordinator | Sarah Azougi |
| Location scout | Elad Orenstein |
| Location scout | Ohad Domb |
| Location scout | Jonathan Dubeck |
| Location scout | Oleg Levine |
| Location scout | Dan Witztom |
| Location scout | Michael Alalu |
| Production assistant | Yuval Galili |
| Production assistant | Sebastian Mizrahi |
| Production assistant | Yonatan Shahuah |
| Production assistant | Amir Georgie |
| Production assistant | Ido Dotan |
| Production assistant | Or Kanuhel |
| Production assistant | Assaf Zakai |
| Post Producer | Alona Davidson Schori |
| Post-producton coordinator | Toke Rude Trangbæk |
| Production manager | Amit Gilboa |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Itay Marom |
| Camera assistant | Matan Akerman |
| Key grip | Ilya Sapinopolus |
| Key grip | Eli Levy |
| Key grip | Noam Eisenberg |
| Key grip | Ofer Pardes |
| Key grip | Nir Harari |
| 2nd assistant camera | Miki Weinerman |
| Steadicam | Nir Bar |
| 2nd cinematographer | Yaniv Linton |
| 2nd assistant camera | Reuven Rosenberg |
| Data wrangler | Nils Zidore |
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Stills |
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| Still photographer | Itay Marom |
| Still photographer | Assaf Snir |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Elad Bracha |
| Best boy | Yoni Gelzer |
| Assistant lighting technician | Benny Shakalovksy |
| Assistant lighting technician | Assaf Zakay |
| Assistant lighting technician | Yotam Kislev |
| Assistant lighting technician | Nikolay Kolshov |
| Assistant lighting technician | Fatian Ibrahim |
| Assistant lighting technician | Arik Mizrahi |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Or Ben David |
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Music |
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| Composer | Ofir Leibovitz |
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Production design |
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| Art director | Netta Dror |
| Props & sets supervisor | Alon Bornstein |
| Assistant art director | Amichay Yaniv |
| Assistant art director | Korin Sinai |
| Assistant art director | Reut Buchnik |
| Assistant art director | Neria Ben Ari |
| Assistant art director | Shani Krudo |
| Assistant art director | Eran Schechter |
| Assistant art director | Eran Gurion |
| Assistant art director | Reut Dror |
| Assistant art director | Razi Cohen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume on set | Hila Glick |
| Costume supervisor | Lilach Fingerman |
| Wardrobe assistant | Chen Rave |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup artist | Michal Lesman Ben Tovim |
| Makeup artist assistant | Shiran Shefler |
| Wigs | Rivka Zehavi |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Sound | Tully Chen |
| Sound designer | Itzik Cohen |
| Boom operator | Zohar Shefan |
| Sound mixer | Jacques Pedersen |
| Foley artist | Heikki Kossi |
| Foley mixer | Toivo Kallio |
| Foley editor | Pietu Korhonen |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Mads Hagbarth Lund |
| Compositing | Thomas Biering |
| Compositing | Sune Reinhardt Fogtmann |
| Compositing | Fynn Laue |
| Online | Tino Zidore |
| Online | Daniel Thomas Stroh |
| Online | Fanni Liv Engelbrecht |
| Colourist | Sandra Klass |
| DCP mastering | Sospeter Ng'Ang'a |
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Other credits |
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| Artistic supervisor | Ossi Nishri |
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Appearance |
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| Tzvia | Shani Klein |
| Reuven | Avshalom Pollak |
| Abed | Hitham Omari |
| Geula | Noga Jacobowitz |
| Miri | Orly Perl |
| Moria | Carmel Lavinson |
| Sarah | Maya Tagar |
| David | Harel Mizrahi |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bukdahl, Lars | 2016-07-22 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Redvall, Eva Novrup | 2016-07-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2016-07-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Johannes H Christensen | 2016-07-21 |
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