Aliya

Genre: Drama

Country of production: Israel, Russia

Runtime: 120 min

Projected budget: 2 000 000€

Budget in place: 40%

Expected release: March 2022

Looking for: Financing, co-producers, sales agents, festivals

Aliya, an 18-year-old recent immigrant from Ukraine, finds meaning in her recently discovered Jewish identity and feelings of patriotism towards her newly adopting country, where she trains to become a drill instructor in the Israeli army. Aliya heads into the city for a night out but ends up being sexually assaulted by her date. She then must return to the military base but struggles to complete her course, as she re-evaluates her values, beliefs, and place in Israeli society.

Written by: Dekel Berenson (Three Color Films)

Company:

Transfax Films Productions – Israel | Transfax Film Productions, established in 1989 by Mr. Marek Rozenbaum, specialize in production services in Israel, co-production and production of feature films. In addition to feature films, Transfax has produced over 40 documentaries for Israeli Television, 7 dramas and over 80 television commercials and television programs.