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Ave Maria
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- Basil KHALIL
- Palestine , France , Germany
- DCP
- 2015
- Color
- 15min
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2016 Academy Awards Best Short Film, Live Action Nominee
- ★ 2015 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or - Best Short Film Nominee
- ★ 2015 Kaohsiung Film Festival Green Award Best Short Film
Synopsis
The silent routine of five nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.
Team
Director
Basil KHALIL
Basil KHALIL was born and raised in Nazareth. After studying for an MA at Screen Academy Scotland, he worked on a number of television productions in London. His first short film, Ave Maria (2015), premiered at Cannes and went on to receive an Oscar nomination and screen at over 250 film festivals.
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