The director drags his wife and two kids in search of their quasi-aristocratic forefathers’ traces in 19th centurey London.
The Bentwich Syndrome
A Film by: Gur Bentwich & Maya Kenig
(Israel, 2015, 68 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English, English subtitles)
The saga of a restless & relentless Anglo-Jewish family which, according to its founding fathers, served as God's gift to Zionism, is exposed by the director, a member of the family himself, from an alternative humorous angle.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
• Winner Best Documentary Film - Jewish Motifs IFF 2016
• Nominated for Best feature Documentary at the Israeli Academy Awards 2015
• Doc Aviv 2015
• UK Jewish 2015
• LA Israeli FF 2015
• Australia JIFF 2016
• Jewish Motifs IFF 2016
• Israeli Film Center Festival, NY 2016
• San Francisco JFF 2016
• Sao Paulo JFF 2016
• Nashville JFF 2016
RELATED LINKS
www.planetgur.com
http://www.timesofisrael.com/