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Night Visit (Habikur)

Directed by Mya Kaplan
Israel
2021
25 mins

Miami International Short Film Award

Ruthie spends an unusual night with a young man from her village. After discovering the troubling circumstances that led to their unexpected romantic encounter, she must seek the truth and find her own way to confront him.


Mya Kaplan is a writer, director, and cinematographer. Night Visit, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, is her graduation film at the Steve Tisch School of Film & Television, Tel Aviv University.

  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    Israel
  • Language
    Hebrew
  • Premiere Status
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Mya Kaplan
  • Cast
    Elisheva Weil, Shachar Netz, Shmuel Edelman
  • Writer
    Mya Kaplan
  • Cinematographer
    Mya Kaplan
  • Editor
    Ori Birger
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Theme
    Directed by Women, Drama

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