Karaoke | |
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Directed by | Moshe Rosenthal |
Written by | Moshe Rosenthal |
Produced by | Efrat Cohen |
Starring | Sasson Gabai Rita Shukron Lior Ashkenazi |
Cinematography | Daniel Miller |
Edited by | Dafi Farbman |
Music by | Gal Lev Lior Perla |
Production companies | Israel Film Fund The Steve Tisch Foundation for First Features |
Distributed by | Lev Cinemas |
Release dates | June 10, 2022 (Tribeca) September 29, 2022 (Israel) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Israel |
Language | Hebrew |
Karaoke (Hebrew: קריוקי) is a 2022 Israeli comedy-drama film written and directed by Moshe Rosenthal in his directorial debut.[1] Starring Sasson Gabai, Rita Shukron and Lior Ashkenazi accompanied by Aryeh Cherner, Kobi Faraj, Alma Dishi and Timur Cohen.[2]
Meir and Tova, a middle-aged couple, live in one of the towers in a new neighborhood in Holon. They feel stuck in a sleepy rut and that they are wasting their lives. But when Itzik, a modeling agent from Miami, shows up in their lives, everything suddenly changes.[3]
The actors participating in this film are:[4]
Karaoke had its world premiere on June 10, 2022, at the Tribeca Festival.[5] It was released commercially on September 29, 2022, in Israeli theaters.[6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[7]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Tribeca Festival | Best Narrative Feature Film - International | Karaoke | Nominated | [8] |
Jerusalem Film Festival | Best Israeli Feature Film | Nominated | [9] | ||
Best First Feature Film | Won | ||||
Audience Award | Won | ||||
Ophir Award | Best Picture | Nominated | [10][11] | ||
Best Director | Moshe Rosenthal | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Sasson Gabai | Won | |||
Best Actress | Rita Shukron | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Lior Ashkenazi | Nominated | |||
Best Cast | Hamotel Zrem-Kastel | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Moshe Rosenthal | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Daniel Miller | Nominated | |||
Best Original Music | Gal Lev & Lior Perla | Won | |||
Best Soundtrack | Vitali Greenspan & Avi Mizrahi | Won | |||
Best Editing | Defi Perbman | Nominated | |||
Best Art Design | Ado Dolev | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Yam Brusilovsky | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup | Ingrid Siebert | Nominated | |||
Raindance Film Festival | Best Director | Moshe Rosenthal | Won | [12] | |
Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
Virginia Film Festival | Programmers Awards - Narrative Feature Film | Karaoke | Won | [13] |