The Taste of Apples Is Red

Ta'am al Tufah, Ahmar

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

Kamel has spent his entire life in a small village in the Golan Heights, not far from the Syrian border. He becomes a respected religious leader. The troubles of his early life seem long gone, despite the war tearing the country apart. One night, a light knock on the door changes everything. Kamel's younger brother, Mustafa, shows up wounded 50 years after disappearing across the border. Kamel must now must make an impossible decision between family and duty.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Ehab Tarabieh

Script: Sol Goodman, Ehab Tarabieh

Cinematography: Yaniv Linton

Editing: Ori Derdikman

Sound: Yossi Applebaum, Moti Hefetz

Music: Anne de Boysson

Actors: Makram J. Khoury, Tarik Kopty, Rula Blal, Hussien Rumiah, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Suheil Haddad

Production: Anemos Productions

Producers: Sol Goodman, Jonathan Doweck, Viola Fügen, Michael Weber

Co-production: Match Factory Productions, rbb

Costumes: Hamada Atallah

Production Design: Rabia Salifiti

Executive producer: Maya Scherr-Willson

Make Up: Mervat Hakroush

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Israel, Germany

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 84΄

Contact: The Match Factory

Ehab Tarabieh

Ehab Tarabieh Studied Classic Violin at the Damascus Higher Institute for Music and Film in Jerusalem. For the past decade, Ehab has been in charge of the video department at B'Tselem, documenting human rights violations in occupied Palestine. His previous short films have won numerous prizes, including Best Short Film at Doha Tribeca Festival for The Forgotten and a nomination for a European academy award for Smile and the World will Smile Back. Of Land and Bread was Ehab's feature documentary debut that celebrated its world premiere at IDFA. The Taste of Apples is Red is his first feature length film.