Asia

Name: Asia
Genre: Drama
Released: June 11, 2021
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Alena Yiv, Eden Halili, Evgeny Tarlatzky, Gera Sandler, Mirna Fridman

2021

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Menemsha Films | Release Date: June 11, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Alena Yiv, Eden Halili, Evgeny Tarlatzky, Gera Sandler, Mirna Fridman, Nadia Tichonova, Or Barak, Shira Haas, Tamir Mula, Tatiana Machlinovski

Summary: Asia (Alena Yiv) and Vika (Shira Haas) are more like sisters than mother and daughter. Young mom Asia hides nothing about her work-hard, play-hard lifestyle, and expects the same openness and honesty from teenage Vika. But Vika is at an age where privacy and independence are paramount, and inevitably begins to rebel against her mom’sAsia (Alena Yiv) and Vika (Shira Haas) are more like sisters than mother and daughter. Young mom Asia hides nothing about her work-hard, play-hard lifestyle, and expects the same openness and honesty from teenage Vika. But Vika is at an age where privacy and independence are paramount, and inevitably begins to rebel against her mom’s parenting style. With two stubborn and opinionated women under one roof, Asia finds herself in new territory and stumbles to achieve a balance between asserting her parental authority and respecting her daughter’s point of view. When health issues lead Vika to be confined to a wheelchair and her need for romantic experiences and sexual exploration becomes more urgent, Asia realizes she must get out of the way so that her daughter can live her life.… Expand

Director: Ruthy Pribar

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Katie Walsh

Jul 2, 2021

Pribar’s humane and heartbreaking drama is beautifully photographed and performed; a loving, warm, and even sexy film about death and dying that is teeming with life. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jun 6, 2021

Pribar’s subtle movie eschews sentimentalism for a patient and inquisitive character study, mining familiar territory and rejuvenating it with emotional impact that worms its way into the material from unexpected places. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jun 6, 2021

From Daniella Nowitz’s muted, intimately lit lensing to the plaintive, judiciously used piano strains of Karni Postel’s score, every formal element of Asia serves to illustrate and enrich the tricky, evolving relationship at its center — brushing, rather than milking, the viewer’s tear ducts along the way. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Jun 6, 2021

This impressive Israeli feature debut from Ruthy Pribar stars a mesmerising Shira Haas. Read full review

David Rooney

Jun 6, 2021

The maturity of the directorial voice is evident in its clear-eyed, rigorously unsentimental assessment of a shattering situation. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jun 6, 2021

This is a candid, sober, well-acted debut by the first-time director Ruthy Pribar. Read full review

Devika Girish

Jun 10, 2021

Asia and Vika struggle to emerge as full-fleshed characters from the movie’s dull, blue-grey frames, while the script rushes through provocative plot turns in its bleak procession toward a wrenching conclusion. Read full review

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