The War of Raya Sinitsina (2020)
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Country:
Israel
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Duration:
89 min
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Genre:
biography
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Director:
Efim Graboy
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Producer:
Yahaly Gat, Efim Graboy
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Cast:
Raya Sinitsina
About film
This is one of the major documentaries released in the Russian language in 2021. A young director meets Raya, the 94-year-old veteran of the Great Patriotic War who fought in the Siege of Leningrad. Raya is the Head of the World War II Veterans Club in her city of Holon. For the camera, she introduces the life of the vanishing Israeli generation. Her fighting spirit and willpower are still strong. As Raya one by one loses her last comrades, and her health deteriorates, she and the director suddenly reach a mutual understanding. Their unexpected closeness transforms the film about war and losses into a mystical story of love and friendship.
Rewards and nominations
- DocAviv 2020 — Best Director, Best Cinematography; nominee: Best Israeli Film
- Israeli Documentary Competition 2020 — Best Debut Film, Best Cinematography
- Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer 2021 (Russia) — Audience Award Best Documentary
- IDFA 2020 — Official Selection
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2021 (USA) — Official Selection
Director
Efim Graboy is an Israeli director, editor, and screenwriter of Russian origin. His family’s emigration from Russia to Israel became the theme of Graboy’s first short film Home Sweet Home (2010), which the director made at the age of 20. Graboy’s works explore the lives of people in the Middle East and Eastern Europe with a special wonder and respect. He aspires for his films to have a therapeutic effect both on viewers and on himself. After releasing several successful short films and being short-listed for the Student Academy Awards, Graboy made his documentary feature debut with The War of Raya Sinitsina.
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Speaker:
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Director
Efim Graboy is an Israeli director, editor, and screenwriter of Russian origin. His family’s emigration from Russia to Israel became the theme of Graboy’s first short film Home Sweet Home (2010), which the director made at the age of 20. Graboy’s works explore the lives of people in the Middle East and Eastern Europe with a special wonder and respect. He aspires for his films to have a therapeutic effect both on viewers and on himself. After releasing several successful short films and being short-listed for the Student Academy Awards, Graboy made his documentary feature debut with The War of Raya Sinitsina.
