CHAINED

Production Companies: Black Sheep Film Productions, The Post Republic
Producers: Saar Yogev, Naomi Levari
Co-Producer: Michael Reuter
Director & Writer: Yaron Shani
Supported by: Israel Film Fund,
ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel in collaboration with ARTE,
Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Mifal HaPais
World Premiere: Berlinale – Panorama 2019

After 16 years in the police force, Rashi is suspended after an incident at work. His world is thrown into disarray, and so is that of his family. A psychological profile of a seemingly strong man whose questionable claim to power leads to disaster.

Line Producer: Alona Refua
Cinematographers: Shai Skiff, Nizan Lotem
Production Manager: Keren Noyman
Sound: Nir Alon
Casting: Maya Kessel
Location Manager: Shahar Nadra

Yaron Shani

Shani is a director and filmmaker with a unique signature technique, graduate of Tel Aviv University Film Department where he teaches today. His graduation film, Disforia, won speciel mention in Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
His most famous work is the Oscar nominee Ajami (2009), created with Scandar Copti and winner of many other awards, including Festivals Cannes Camera D’or Special Mention and the Grand Prise in Jerusalem Film Festival, Montpellier, London and the Best Film in the Israeli academy awards.
Life Sentences, the documentary he had co directed with Nurit Kedar won the Best Documentary Award in 2013 Jerusalem Film Festival.

Berlinale – Panorama 2019
Winner BEST FILM – Jff 2019
Winner BEST ACTOR – Jff 2019
Winner – AUDIENCE AWARD – Jff 2019
SPECIAL MENTION director Yaron Shani PALIC IFF
SPECIAL MENTION Actor Eran Naim PALIC IFF