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'The Bubble.' Soon in America
Photo: Karin Bar
'The Bubble' to be distributed in US
Israeli film purchased for commercial distribution across North America in August
The Israeli film 'The Bubble' has been purchased for distribution in the United States. The movie, directed and written by Eytan Fox, is now being screened at the Berlin International Film Festival's Panorama section.
The film was purchased by the Strand company, which has been distributing the films of Aki Kaurismaki, Manoel de Oliveira, Francois Ozon, Cindy Sherman, Raoul Ruiz, Jacques Odier and Hal Hartley.
The distribution company hopes that the film will gain the same success as Fox's previous film 'Walk on Water', which was also represented by Strand. According to the company, 'Walk on Water' was the greatest Israeli box office hit with sales surpassing USD 2.7 million in North America alone, and amounting to USD 7 million from commercial screenings worldwide.
'Walk on Water' was also chosen one of the best foreign films screened in the US in 2005.
Marcus Hu of Strand said that the company expected 'The Bubble' to follow in the footsteps of Fox's previous film with the strong support of the Jewish audience and the gay community.
Gal Uchovsky, the movie's co-writer and producer, said in response that "'the Bubble' is our most ambitious cinematic experience so far and it required a particularly loyal treatment. We are extremely happy to be working again with the friends from the Strand distribution company. We had a very successful experience with them with 'Yossi and Jagger' and we believe that we found the suitable home for the current film.
"The movie, as we realized in Israel, is very successful among young people and an urban audience, as well as among fans of art house films."
The distribution company plans to start screening the film across the US in August.
'The Bubble' takes place in Tel Aviv's Sheinkin Street and follows a group of young Tel Avivians living in an escapist bubble who are suddenly faced with the complex Israeli reality.
