The Road to Where

The Road to Where (Hebrew: הדרך לאן, tr. Hadereh Lean) is a 96-minute 2016 Israeli Arabic- and Hebrew-language independent underground dramatic historical art film directed by Michal Bat-Adam.

Film poster

Synopsis
Michal Bat-Adam in 1984 (Photographers: Nurith Aviv and Akiva Tevet)

Set in Israel in the aftermath of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the film tells of a house by the sea in Tel Aviv-Yafo, from which Arabs have had to flee in haste, which becomes the home of Jewish survivors who managed to escape the inferno in Europe. It deals with the turmoil of their existence, under the shadow of the unresolved conflict between Jews and Arabs. The film, which debuted on 22 October 2016 at Haifa International Film Festival and was released to the public on 6 September 2017 as part of Israeli Cinema Day[1][2] (general release followed on 2 November 2017),[3] stars inter alia Sharon Alexander, Yafit Asulin, Lana Ettinger, Aki Avni, Nir Strauss, Hila Feldman, Liat Goren, Davit Gavish, Osnat Fishman, Tarik Kopty, Sigalit Fuchs, Ishai Golan, Shiri Golan, Gabi Eldor, Leah Kamhazi, Moshé Mizrahi (who also produced together with Moshe Edery and Leon Edery), and Yigal Sade, was scored by Gil Toren (in addition to music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, conducted by Otto Klemperer), and was financed by the Israel Film Fund, Yes’s Yes Israeli Cinema, and the Ministry of Culture and Sport.[4]

Reception

Journalist Dr. Shmuel Duvdevani opined that “the film is filled with a great many wonderful cinematic moments,”[5] while fellow journalist Uri Klein largely dismissed the “lack of proper cinematic tools,”[6] and fellow journalist Meir Schnitzer awarded it three out of five stars.[7] The film was released on DVD on 19 June 2018.[8] The Film Review Council has rated this film as being appropriate for all audiences.[9] It is estimated that only around 3,000 tickets were sold domestically, though the film was nominated for several awards at the 2017 Ophir Awards.[10]

References
  1. Raveh, Yair. יום הקולנוע הישראלי 2017 יתקיים ב־6.9. אלה הסרטים שיוקרנו בו [Israeli Cinema Day 2017 to Be Held on 6.9. Those Are the Films to Be Screened Henceforth]. CinemaScope. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. יום הקולנוע הישראלי 2017: 33 סרטים ישראליים חדשים ב־10 שקלים [Israeli Cinema Day 2017: 33 New Israeli Films for ₪10]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. Liebergall, Ofer (25 October 2016). פסטיבל חיפה 2016: הדרך לאן, קיץ של מזרקות קפואות, פריחה, חיים אחרי החיים ורשימת הזוכים [Haifa International Film Festival 2016: The Road to Where, The Summer of Frozen Fountains, Fiore, Life After Life and the List of Winners]. Srita (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 February 2019. Shamir, Oron (1 November 2017). סרטים חדשים: הדרך לאן, ממערב לירדן, תור: ראגנארוק, סודות הפרברים, אמהות רעות 2: לשרוד את החג, המסור 8, אמת מטרידה יותר [New Films: The Road to Where, West of the Jordan River, Thor: Ragnarok, Suburbicon, Jigsaw, A Bad Moms Christmas, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power]. Srita (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. הבאזז – פרמיירת הדרך לאן [The Buzz – Premiere of The Road to Where] (in Hebrew). E!. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. Duvdevani, Shmuel (9 November 2017). ביקורת סרט: הדרך לאן רצופה בסצנות טובות [Film Critique: The Road to Where Is Filled With Good Scenes]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. Klein, Uri (12 November 2017). הדרך לאן: מיכל בת־אדם לא מצאה את הדרך בסרטה החדש [The Road to Where: Michal Bat-Adam Does Not Find Her Way in Her New Film]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. Schnitzer, Meir (10 November 2017). כוכב פיגומים מציג משחק סוחף שלא נראה זמן רב בקולנוע הישראלי [Scaffolding Star Presents Stirring Acting Not Seen in Israeli Cinema in a Long Time]. Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. Bat-Adam, Michal (19 June 2018). הדרך לאן [The Road to Where] (DVD) (in Arabic and Hebrew). Globus United King Films. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  9. אישור סרטים [Film Classifications]. Film Review Council, Ministry of Culture and Sport (in Hebrew). 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  10. Raveh, Yair (6 June 2017). 31 סרטים עלילתיים יתחרו על פרס אופיר 2017, כולל שבי גביזון, שמוליק מעוז ורוני קידר [31 Narrative Films to Compete at the 2017 Ophir Awards, Including Savi Gabizon’s, Samuel Maoz’s, and Veronica Kedar’s]. CinemaScope. Retrieved 24 February 2019. Raveh, Yair (31 December 2017). סיכום שנה: מה היום הסרטים הכי נצפים בישראל ב-2017? [Year Summarization: Which Were the Films Most Frequently Watched During 2017 in Israel?]. CinemaScope. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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