Tehilim (film)

Tehilim
Film poster
Directed byRaphael Nadjari
Written byRaphaël Nadjari
Vincent Poymiro
Produced byGeoffroy Grison
Fred Bellaiche
Marek Rosenbaum
Itai Tamir
Noah Harlan
StarringMichael Moshonov
Limor Goldstein
Yonathan Alster
Shmuel Vilojni
Yohav Hait
Ilan Dar
Reut Lev
CinematographyLaurent Brunet
Edited bySean Foley
Music byNathaniel Méchaly
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release dates
  • 20 May 2007 (2007-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 30 May 2007 (2007-05-30) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesIsrael
France
LanguageHebrew

Tehilim is Raphael Nadjari's fifth feature film. It was shot in Jerusalem in 2006. Tehilim in the Hebrew word for Psalms.

The plot revolves around a religious family in Jerusalem grappling with the mysterious disappearance of the father. The family's two children attempt to cope with the difficult situation by distributing Psalms and giving charity, but to no avail.

Raphael Nadjari was nominated for the Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He won the Grand Prize at the FILMeX Festival in Tokyo.