Israel
Season 1
Chapter 1 and 2 – 111 minutes
Based on a true story. The year is 1942. The world is at war, with the Nazis marching through Europe and the Jews in Palestine in open rebellion against British rule. Therefore, the British build Carthago, a prison camp deep in Africa. Italian fascists, Nazi spies and Jewish terrorists are imprisoned there together. Elijah Levi, an innocent Jewish comedian, is taken to Carthage in shackles. There he discovers that the camp commander’s wife is none other than his ex-lover Helena. They both know that if this gets out, they will die. Elias, in desperation, joins forces with the infamous Nazi spy Thomas Edinburgh. Together they attempt one of the most daring prison escapes in the history of World War II.
Discovered at Canneseries in 2019 with the series
Nehama
Reshef Levi, a stand-up celebrity in Israel, and Tomer Shani, with the same energy and overwhelming humor, surprise again with a completely fantastic journey. A little-known episode in history, inspired by Reshef’s own father’s experience: the Carthage camp, which gathered opponents of the British Empire in the middle of Africa from 1942 onwards.
Technical data
Script: Reshef Levi, Tome Shani, Yannets Levi
Address: Tomer Shani
Photography: Daniella Nowitz
Editing: Tomer Shani, Daniel Keren, Itamar Goldwasser, Yael Hersonski
Music: Tal Yardeni
Production: 24 Drafts Studios, Yoav Gross and Reshef Levi.
Producer
24 Drafts Studios, Yoav Gross and Reshef Levi
International sales
Ehud Bleiberg, UTA Agents
www.unitedtalent.com
Artistic data
Uri Gov
Philip Glenister
Carolina Jurczak
Oliver Buckner
Reshef Levi
Mia Gabay
Shaun Paul Mcgrath
Yaakov Zada Daniel
David Gabay
Ella Gabay
Oleg Levin
Gianfranco Terrin