Overview
- The feature is now in French theaters following its Directors’ Fortnight slot at Cannes earlier this year.
- The story follows Tel Aviv performers, including a musician commissioned to write a new Israeli hymn with incendiary intent.
- Reviewers describe a radical, confrontational musical mode that deploys grotesque song and spectacle to channel political fury.
- Production was conducted in secrecy with reduced financing, departures from cast and crew, and a reported fear of denunciation on set.
- French coverage notes intense reactions around Lapid’s work, including reports of threats in Israel and his current residence in Paris.