The challenges of immigration are exposed in this touching film where we follow a family who moves to Israel in 2006 from the Tunisian Island of Djerba.

Though the community to which they arrive seems like the most natural place for them to set up their new home, tensions soon arise between the wider community and the Uzan family – and within the family as well.

The younger generation want to integrate into their new surroundings, while their father feels that his honor is lost. The realities of his new country are at odds with his desire to earn an honest living.


The Unwelcoming

(Doc. 73 min. HD/DVD, 2014)

Written & Directed by: Robby Elmaliah
Produced by: Ruthie Shatz & Adi Barash – Yulari Films & Fig Films
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8, Makor Foundation, Mifal HaPayis
Language: Hebrew and Tunisian Arabic with English subtitles

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Synopsis


The challenges of immigration are exposed in this touching film where we follow a family who moves to Israel in 2006 from the Tunisian Island of Djerba.

Though the community to which they arrive seems like the most natural place for them to set up their new home, tensions soon arise between the wider community and the Uzan family – and within the family as well.

The younger generation want to integrate into their new surroundings, while their father feels that his honor is lost. The realities of his new country are at odds with his desire to earn an honest living.


Awards

  • Best Directing Award – The Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2014

Festivals

  • Nominated for The Gold Panda Awards, China, 2015
  • XXIV International Festival of Ethnological Film – Official Competition, Belgrade, 2015
  • Aegean Docs Film Festival – Official Selection, Greece, 2015
  • Ischia Film Festival, Italy, 2015

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Festivals

  • Nominated for The Gold Panda Awards, China, 2015
  • XXIV International Festival of Ethnological Film – Official Competition, Belgrade, 2015
  • Aegean Docs Film Festival – Official Selection, Greece, 2015
  • Ischia Film Festival, Italy, 2015
  • Shanghai TV Festival – nominated for the Magnolia Awards, 2015
  • Detective International Film Festival, Russia, 2015
  • Ethnocineca International Film Festival, Austria, 2015
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2015
  • Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2014 – Official Competition

Educational

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Harvard University

Awards

  • Best Directing Award – The Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2014