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‘As a Filmmaker, I Am a Bit of a Sadist’: ‘America’ Director Ofir Raul Graizer Says

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Marta Balaga Following the success of Ofir Raul Graizer’s debut feature “The Cakemaker,” acquired by Netflix in the U.S. and already optioned for a Hollywood remake, securing financing for his second film “America” was much easier.

But then the pandemic came. “This made things extremely complicated,” he tells Variety.“We shot in 2020. There were still no vaccines, so we were basically making a film when there was a sense that the world was coming to an end.

This was the feeling we had: a constant anxiety attack.”Now, “America” – a Laila Films production – will compete for the Crystal Globe award at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

With Beta Cinema handling world sales, it was produced by Itai Tamir. Michael Moshonov, Oshrat Ingedashet and Ofri Biterman star.

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