As the pandemic continues to catalyze major life changes, motivating — or necessitating — many to make a new start, a film such as “Golden Voices” resonates even more deeply. This neatly observed, rueful Israeli dramedy from Soviet expats Evgeny Ruman and experienced Dp Ziv Berkovich (marking his first time as a screenwriter) centers on a sixty-something married couple, long-time film dubbers from Moscow, who make aliyah to the holy land in 1990, part of a wave of Soviet outsiders who struggle to assimilate and find a new way to earn a living. With its committed performances and considerable humor, this mostly Russian-language Music Box Films release appeals to an older demographic and has been doing decent art-house business.
Following the fall of the Iron Curtain, Soviet Jews are finally allowed to leave the Ussr. Most immigrate to Israel, among them Victor (Vladimir Friedman) and his wife Raya (Maria Belkin). With their Russian...
Following the fall of the Iron Curtain, Soviet Jews are finally allowed to leave the Ussr. Most immigrate to Israel, among them Victor (Vladimir Friedman) and his wife Raya (Maria Belkin). With their Russian...
- 10/29/2021
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Evgeny Ruman’s upcoming feature follows two Soviet Union dubbing artists in 1990s Israel.
Vladimir Friedman and Maria Belkin have signed to co-star in Evgeny Ruman’s [pictured] upcoming feature Golden Voices as a pair of veteran Soviet Union dubbing artists struggling to make a new life in Israel in the 1990s.
Ruman will publicly unveil the project for the first time alongside producer Eitan Evan of Tel Aviv-based Evanstone Film Productions at the Jerusalem Pitch Point industry event today.
The director, who moved to Israel from Belarus in the 1990s as part of an immigration wave that saw more than one million Soviet citizens move to the country, says the feature is inspired by his own experiences as well as those of his parents.
“Things have changed since then but when we arrived it was like coming from a different planet. Everything was so strange and bizarre for us and I want to capture this feeling...
Vladimir Friedman and Maria Belkin have signed to co-star in Evgeny Ruman’s [pictured] upcoming feature Golden Voices as a pair of veteran Soviet Union dubbing artists struggling to make a new life in Israel in the 1990s.
Ruman will publicly unveil the project for the first time alongside producer Eitan Evan of Tel Aviv-based Evanstone Film Productions at the Jerusalem Pitch Point industry event today.
The director, who moved to Israel from Belarus in the 1990s as part of an immigration wave that saw more than one million Soviet citizens move to the country, says the feature is inspired by his own experiences as well as those of his parents.
“Things have changed since then but when we arrived it was like coming from a different planet. Everything was so strange and bizarre for us and I want to capture this feeling...
- 7/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
The Assassin Next Door
Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Ninet Tayeb, Vladimir Friedman | Written and Directed by Danny Lerner
Galia (Kurylenko) is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-trafficking mafia. Eleanor (Yayeb) is a grocery store clerk and battered wife. All Galia wants to do is escape her “job” and be reunited with her young daughter at home in the Ukraine. Meanwhile all Eleanor wants to do is to escape her abusive husband. As new neighbours the two slowly get to know each before slowly realising that they both have something in common – their need to escape. With Galia refusing to kill her female target and Eleanor falling pregnant the two decide it’s now or never and take action against their oppressors in a fight for their freedom.
A cross between the classic French film La Femme Nikita and Thelma and Louise, The Assassin Next Door (aka Kirot...
Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Ninet Tayeb, Vladimir Friedman | Written and Directed by Danny Lerner
Galia (Kurylenko) is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-trafficking mafia. Eleanor (Yayeb) is a grocery store clerk and battered wife. All Galia wants to do is escape her “job” and be reunited with her young daughter at home in the Ukraine. Meanwhile all Eleanor wants to do is to escape her abusive husband. As new neighbours the two slowly get to know each before slowly realising that they both have something in common – their need to escape. With Galia refusing to kill her female target and Eleanor falling pregnant the two decide it’s now or never and take action against their oppressors in a fight for their freedom.
A cross between the classic French film La Femme Nikita and Thelma and Louise, The Assassin Next Door (aka Kirot...
- 2/13/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Kirot, or The Assassin Next Door was shot in Tel Aviv, Israel and this female-empowerment film puts the guns in the hands of women, with the release date expected in mid-August. The Bleiberg Entertainment Group has helped produce this film with several other film companies and First Look Pictures will distribute the film within the United States. The Assassin Next Door involves two women attempting to escape the domination of ruthless men who force both Eleanor and Galia to cruel punishment and misdeeds. If you can handle brutal violence step inside director and writer Danny Lerner's world of terror with help from this trailer below.
The synopsis for Kirot/The Assassin Next Door here:
"In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia.
The synopsis for Kirot/The Assassin Next Door here:
"In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia.
- 6/1/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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