Jellyfish (film)
7.6 /10 1 Votes
88% Screenplay Shira Geffen Writer Shira Geffen | 7/10 67% Genre Drama Duration Country Israel
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Language Hebrew
English
Tagalog
German Director Etgar Keret, Shira Geffen Release date June 28, 2007 (2007-06-28) Initial DVD release June 2, 2009 (Netherlands) Cast Sarah Adler (Batya), Tsipor Aizen (Tamar), Bruria Albeck (Relly), Ilanit Ben-Yaakov (Galia), Assi Dayan (Eldad), Miri Fabian (Nili)Similar movies 27 Dresses , Four Weddings and a Funeral , In Her Shoes , Freaky Friday , The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding , Leap Year |
Jellyfish (Hebrew: מדוזות; Meduzot) is a 2007 Israeli film based on a story by Shira Geffen and directed by her husband, Etgar Keret. The film tells the story of three women in Tel Aviv whose intersecting lives paint a pessimistic portrait of Israeli secular life. Batya, a waitress at weddings, comes across a mute child who seemingly emerges from the sea. Keren, a bride whose wedding Batya worked at, breaks her leg climbing out of bathroom stall and ruins her dream honeymoon in the process. And Joy, a Filipina domestic, attends to her employer with whom she struggles to communicate. Poetic imagery draws connections between the lives of these women, all of whom find solace in the sea.
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Jellyfish was the winner of the 2007 Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the Official Selection at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and the Official Selection at the 2008 Telluride Film Festival. The film stars Sarah Adler and Gera Sandler. The DVD release date was September 30, 2008.
Jellyfish 2007 trailer
Themes
The film begins and ends with the little girl in the presence of its main character, Batya at the sea- when first it appears, coming out, and ending with her following the tot into it, almost drowning. Instead her friend Malka pulls her out. She is revived, appearing relieved to find that she still has her friend.
Critical reception

The film received generally positive reviews from Western critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 88% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 49 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 68 out of 100, based on 11 reviews.
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