Operation Wedding
Operation Wedding is a documentary film about the Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair, an escape attempt from the Soviet Union by a group of young Soviet, mostly Jewish, who were denied exit visas. The documentary is told from a personal point of view of the filmmaker, Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov, daughter of group members: Eduard Kuznetsov and Sylva Zalmanson.
- Produced by: Sasha Klein Productions (Israel), Ego Media Latvia, Saxsonia Entertainment
- With the support of IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority) and National Film Centre of Latvia
- Produced with the endorsement of CoPro, IDFA and EBU
- 58/62 minutes, color and B&W
- Languages: English, Russian, Hebrew
- Countries of Origins: Israel, Latvia
- Countries of filming: Israel, Latvia, Russia, England, USA
Official poster of Operation Wedding in English
Releases
- Hebrew version release:
Israel, August 2016 Israel Broadcasting Authority
- English version release:
Russia, USA, UK - December 2016 Latvia LTV1 - October 2017 Denmark February 2018 Danish Film Institute (documentary of the Month) Estonia March 2018 ETV2
- Russian dubbing broadcast: Current Time TV September 2017
Awards
- Best Writing – History Film Festival / Croatia 2018
- Young Jury award for Best Documentary - The Rasnov Histories and Film Festival / Romania 2018
- Best Feature Documentary – International Filmmaker Festival of New York / New York, USA 2018
- Documentary of the month –Danish Film Institute , / Copenhagen, Denmark February 2018
- Award of Excellence - Cinema World Fest Awards Winter / Ottawa, Canada 2018
- Best Feature Film - Ogeechee International History Film Festival / Georgia, USA 2018
- Best Documentary Mindie - Miami Independent Film Festival 2018
- Documentary of the month Danish Film Institute February 2018
- Jury Award for Best Feature Film Ogeechee International History Film Festival Georgia USA 2018
- Silver award World Human Rights Awards Indonesia 2018
- Best Documentary Award Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema 2017
- Audience Choice Award docuTIFF 2017 Albania
- Globe Award Around Film Festival Berlin 2017
- Merit Award International Film Festival Spirituality Religion and Visionary 2017 Bali Indonesia
- Opening film Israeli Film Days 2017 Riga
- Award of Recognition Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards 2016
SEMI FINALS Tribute Film Festival- Texas 2018 Gold Movie Awards - London UK, 2018 Hollywood Screenings Film Festival 2018
External links
- Official website
- Operation Wedding on IMDb
- Film Review at Film Threat
- BBC Jewish Hijack Plot That Changed The Soviet Union
- Film Review at Unseen Films
- Stand Up to Treachery, Get Out of Darkness – Docufilm Review
- New Doc Details 1970 Refusenik-led Escape Attempt to Israel
- Operation Wedding review Canada
- ‘Do You Know Your Parents Are Heroes?’ The Story Behind ‘Operation Wedding’
- FILMMAKER DOCUMENTS PARENTS’ ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE USSR
- Israeli filmmaker chronicles parents’ failed attempt to hijack a Soviet plane
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