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The Dreamers (1987)

Name: The Dreamers
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987-01-01

Plot.

Set in the Middle East in 1919, a group of European Jews planning on settling in the Sinai Desert are attacked by Bedouin tribesmen. As they fight for their lives they realize that they are beginning a struggle for a new Jewish nation. This film chronicles the beginning of the modern Jewish struggle for a homeland.

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Cast & Crew.

Kelly McGillis

Anda

John Shea

Marcus

Arnon Zadok

Amnon

Christine Boisson

Sima

Roberto Pollack

Yulek

Sinai Peter

Daniel

Neta Moran

Temma

Amos Lavi

Muhamed

Boris Rimmer

Avrum

Alan Bergreen

Natan

Uri Barbash

Director

Benny Barbash

Writer

Eran Preis

Writer

Ludi Boeken

Producer

Misha Segal

Composer

Amnon Salomon

Cinematographer

Tova Ascher

Editor

Details.

Release Date

January 1, 1987

Original Name

החולמים

Status

Released

Genres

Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-10

Wiki.

Unsettled Land (Hebrew: החולמים, lit. The Dreamers; also known as Once We Were Dreamers) is a 1987 Israeli drama directed by Uri Barbash.

The plot follows a group of young Jewish individuals who leave Europe immediately after World War I and the pogroms that followed to fulfill a dream and start a new chapter in their lives and in the lives of their people. The group consists of individualists driven by faith, dreaming of a utopian society free from religious constraints and striving for complete equality. Upon arriving in the land of their ancestors, they discover that the land is not empty, and they must fight to survive, abandoning the rigid laws of their utopia.

The film premiered in the International Competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival and was selected to be shown at the Israel Film Festival in New York. It also won awards for Best Cinematography (Amnon Salomon) and Best Art Direction (Eitan Levy) at the Israel Film Center.