Israeli Madmony wins grand prix at Czech K. Vary festival

Restoration (Boker Tov, Aron Fidelman) by Israeli director Joseph Madmony won the Crystal Globe, grand prix at the Czech 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (MFF) today.
Madmony also received 30,000 dollars.
Slovak director Martin Sulik received the Special Jury Award for the Czech-Slovak film Gypsy along with 20,000 dollars, while Jan Mizigar, who played the lead role, a Special Mention.
Festival President’s Award's prize went to U.S. actor, scriptwriter and director John Turturro.
Restoration is a psychological study of various characters of present-day Israeli society. The lead role of an ageing man facing the question of whether to continue with a collapsing family business was acted by Sasson Gabai. Read more