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Asia(אסיה)

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Israel · 2021
1h 25m
Director Ruthy Pribar
Starring Alena Yiv, Shira Haas, Tamir Mula, Gera Sandler
Genre Drama

Asia is the single mother of 17-year-old Vika. Motherhood has never come easily to her, and she spends most of her time working as a nurse while Vika hangs out at the skate park. But Vika's deteriorating health urges Asia to finally make peace with her role, support Vika, and cherish their time together.

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The New York Times by Devika Girish

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.

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IndieWire by Eric Kohn

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.

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Variety by Guy Lodge

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.

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Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh

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.

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