It’s in two acts - first, a just peace for the Palestinian people the second act is a calm life, a peaceful life, a creative life for the citizens of the state,” said Salami, who received enthusiastic applause from the audience.Ĭommentators on Israeli channel 12 commented that if former culture minister Miri Regev were still culture minister, there would have been an outcry over the winning film selection. “I have a dream, and that dream does not harm humanity, and doesn’t damage health. “I know that there are those who will be angry about bringing up politics in this evening that celebrates art, but to my mind all art is political and behind it is an artist’s responsibility to take advantage of every stage possible to speak out about a lack of justice.”īest supporting actor winner Salami was present at the ceremony, and spoke from the stage. That closure represents the absurd and inability to control tiny details of our lives,” wrote Bakri. “The film describes a closure that has no reasons and no end in sight. “In a normal situation, I would feel happiness and recognition for the prize, but to my dismay that’s not possible when there are efforts being made to wipe out the Palestinian identity and the collective pain that I carry with me is found in every role I play,” wrote Suleiman.īakri’s speech was also read on Tuesday night. Suleiman and Bakri, who both live in Germany, did not attend Tuesday night’s ceremony either, and instead sent statements read at the event. “Let It Be Morning” had a rocky festival launch in Cannes in July after most of the cast, including Bakri, Suleiman and Salami, refused to attend the world premiere, protesting Cannes’ designation of the film as Israeli, rather than Palestinian.
As the winner of the Ophir for feature film, it will automatically become Israel’s selection for a nomination for an Academy Award for best foreign film, although there hasn’t been an Israeli film nominated in that category since Joseph Cedar’s “Footnote” in 2011.
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