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Asia(Movie, 2021)

Original title: "אסיה" (Hebrew/HE)
1h 25min | Genre: Drama
AsiaRating: 2.6/5 (with 66 votes)
Asia (Hebrew: אסיה) is a 2020 Israeli drama film directed by Ruthy Pribar, starring Alena Yiv and Shira Haas. The film was premiered online at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), where it won the awards for Best Actress (Shira Haas), Best Cinematography (Daniella Nowitz) as well as the Nora Ephron Prize (Ruthy Pribar). After winning Best Picture at the 30th Israeli Academy Awards (Ophir Awards), it was automatically submitted as the Israeli entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film won eight additional Israeli Academy Awards (Ophir Awards) out of a total twelve nominations, including both Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Menemsha Films gained North American distribution rights to the film in June 2020, and announced its theatrical premiere at Film Forum in New York City in 2020. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Asia

Ophir Award

About Asia

Asia is the single mother of 17-year-old Vika. Vika's deteriorating health urges Asia to finally find her voice as a mother and to embrace and cherish their time together.

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First Trailer for Ruthy Pribar’s 'Asia' winner starring Shira Haas and Alena Yiv (exclusive)(Trailer, 1:51)

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Additional Information

Official websites:
www.gumfilms.com
Production country: Israel
Plays in: Jerusalem
Made by: Gum Films
Original language: Hebrew (HE)
Spoken languages: Hebrew (HE), Russian (RU)
Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hebrew (HE), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/01/2021
Cast: Alena Yiv, Shira Haas
Director: Ruthy Pribar
Screenwriter: Ruthy Pribar

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