Jellyfish (2007 film)
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| מדוזות | |
| Directed by | Etgar Keret Shira Geffen |
| Written by | Shira Geffen |
| Produced by | Amir Harel Ayelet Kait Yaël Fogiel Laetitia Gonzalez |
| Starring | Sarah Adler Nikol Leidman Gera Sandler Noa Knoller Ma-nenita De Latorre Zharira Charifai |
| Cinematography | Antoine Héberlé |
| Edited by | Sasha Franklin François Gédigier |
| Music by | Christopher Bowen |
| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Countries | Israel France |
| Languages | Hebrew English Tagalog German |
Jellyfish (Hebrew: מדוזות; Meduzot) is a 2007 drama film based on a story by Shira Geffen and directed by Etgar Keret. The film tells the story of three women in Tel Aviv whose intersecting lives paint a pessimistic portrait of Israeli secular life. Batya, a waitress at weddings, comes across a mute child who seemingly emerges from the sea. Keren, a bride whose wedding Batya worked at, breaks her leg climbing out of bathroom stall and ruins her dream honeymoon in the process. And Joy, a Filipina domestic, attends to her employer with whom she struggles to communicate. Poetic imagery draws connections between the lives of these women, all of whom find solace in the sea.
Jellyfish was the winner of the 2007 Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, an official selection of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and an official selection of the 2008 Telluride Film Festival. The film stars Sarah Adler and Gera Sandler. The DVD release date was September 30, 2008.