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Self Made (Hebrew: Boreg) is a 2014 Israeli film directed by Shira Geffen.

Self Made
Directed by	Shira Geffen
Written by	Shira Geffen
Produced by	David Mandil Moshe Edery Leon Edery
Starring	Sarah Adler Samira Saraya Doraid Liddawi
Release date	16 May 2014
Country	Israel
Languages	Hebrew, Arabic, French with English subtitles

Synopsis

The film follows an Israeli artist (Michal) and Palestinian DIY store clerk (Nadine) who swap their lives because of a mix-up at a border security checkpoint.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cast

• Zidane Awad as Ebrahem
• Sarah Adler as Michal
• Samira Saraya as Nadine
• Doraid Liddawi
• Na'ama Shoham
• Ziyad Bakri

Critical reception

The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Jerusalem Film Festival.[1] It was also shown at the opening night of the AICE Israeli Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia.[5]

In a review for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Clarence Tsui said the film was full of "black humor" and "surreal episodes to talk about gritty issues in reality."[2] She added, "What Geffen is trying to put across is how an individual's appearance is just a façade."[2] She concluded that it was, "an entertaining and pensive thought about the straitjackets imposed on women or maybe just about everyone else too."[2]

References

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