【36th Tokyo International Film Festival】First Israeli-Iranian Film 'Tatami' Wins Two Awards! (3)

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Special Jury Prize "Tatami"

Zal Amir (co-director/actor)

The world is on fire. And everywhere we look we see innocent blood and injustice, staring helplessly at the chaos we created. But we made the film. And this film tells a story of the impossible unity between people who are raised to hate one another.

We already knew with Guy, that working together as an Israeli and Iranian director united for the very first time against all odds would make history. But we didn't know at the time that history would have [changed] that much when the movie would be out. If cinema has a single power, it may be the one of playing with the light in an age of darkness.

We were told in Japan, the word judo means the gentle way. This is the way we want to follow, the only one that has a future. This movie tells about a universal issue, how we can be brave enough to work on hatred and show respect.

Gai Nattiv (co-director)

Tatami is an homage to the Japanese tradition, to honoring your opponent, and it was the first collaboration between Israelis and Iranians. We did what our governments were trying to prevent us doing, to collaborate and become brothers and sisters.

So thank you for acknowledging that and seeing the movie and understanding how important it is to us and for the world. We are living in a difficult situation. I hope this film is a light in the dark tunnel.

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