Michael Winterbottom discusses his new film which tells the true story of a romance between a British police officer and a socialist Zionist writer in Mandatory Palestine
Michael Winterbottom’s drama centres on the romance between a British police officer and a socialist Zionist writer but puts history-telling over emotion
While the movie celebrates the spirit of Tel Aviv 80 years ago, it was actually filmed in Puglia, Italy, where Winterbottom and his team found buildings that were “new, white, and low-rise."
Amid highlights from other international festivals, it was the strong regional programme from Greece and its neighbours that stood out at this year’s Thessaloniki.