41 years old, single, and childless, Daphna is perceived as an alien in her new small-town environment. She has to put up with questions about her childlessness, comments on her clothing, and brash aggression; especially from men. She can't cook or eat without spilling food. What she can do however is observe very attentively and draw the right conclusions. A mobile phone, apparently stolen, leads her to stumble on the trail of the missing army widow and former beauty queen Orly, as well as a number of other suspects: the father-in-law and influential building contractor, a police colleague of Daphna's who also happens to be a friend of the family, and Matan, the brother-in-law of the missing woman. Against great odds, and in the face of manipulation by colleagues and a demotion to patrol duty, she persists, putting herself in danger in the process. In Matan, she sees an opportunity to gain access to the family as well as a means of unravelling the web of secrets, threats, and affairs she finds herself confronted with.
Maya Dreifuss directs here a meticulous thriller in which phenomena – the humour, the aggression, and the truths – surface very subtly, and brings this to life with a Daphna who, in contrast, comes across as all the more plain-spoken. Highway 65, the road that connects Tel Aviv and Afula, evolves into a vast stretch between past and present, as well as between periphery and centre.
Text: Merlin Webers
Following the screenings on May 8th, 9th and 10th there will be a Q&A with director Maya Dreifuss.
JFBB goes OPEN AIR
Fr, May 9, 20:30
INSELBÜHNE POTSDAM (OPEN AIR)
(Burgstraße, 14467 Potsdam)
