August: A Moment Before the Eruption

Name: August: A Moment Before the Eruption
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 h 12 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Meital Dohan, Adi Ezroni, Avi Mograbi, Tchelet Semel

IMDb ID: tt0310683 · Rating: 6.7 (75 votes)

Genres: Documentary

A documentary filmmaker goes out to document August, since he believes that this month constitutes a metaphor of all that is hateful in the State of Israel. Yet, while making the film he himself becomes August.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: August: A Moment Before the Eruption
United States: August: A Moment Before the Eruption
World-wide: August: A Moment Before the Eruption (English)
France: Août (avant l'explosion)
Israel: Ogust (Hebrew)
Poland: Sierpień: Na chwilę przed wybuchem
Sierpień: Na chwilę przed wybuchemRuntime72 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsIsrael
FranceLanguagesHebrewKeywordsfilmmakerIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310683/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0310683.jpgUpdated At2025-04-18T14:21:11

Stars

Meital Dohan
Adi Ezroni
Avi Mograbi
Tchelet Semel

Directors

Avi Mograbi

Writers

Avi Mograbi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Meital Dohan | Character: Actress
Actor: Adi Ezroni | Character: Actress
Actor: Avi Mograbi | Character: Actor
Actor: Tchelet Semel | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Avi Mograbi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Avi Mograbi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Avi Mograbi | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Philippe Bellaiche | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Eitan Harris | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Avi Mograbi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Avi Mograbi | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Avi Mograbi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dominique Vieillard | Role: Sound Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310683/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Israel: 2002
Germany: February 14, 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Argentina: April 25, 2002 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Germany: June 27, 2002
Netherlands: February 27, 2003
Canada: April 28, 2003 (Hot Docs International Documentary Festival)
France: August 20, 2003
Czech Republic: May 1, 2005 (One World Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2002 | Berlin International Film Festival | Peace Film Award | Avi Mograbi, August: A Moment Before the Eruption

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