Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Ophir Awards, Israel’s top film awards, have crowned Ruthy Pribar’s Asia as Best Picture, per The Jerusalem Post.
The film now automatically becomes the country’s entry for the 2021 International Oscar race.The year’s ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan, replacing the traditional live event, which was cancelled due to pandemic disruption.Asia was selected for Tribeca this year and won the virtual fest’s Best Actress Award for Shira Haas.
It follows a young mother who lives with her now teenage daughter. When the daughter falls ill, her mother must step in and become the parent her daughter desperately needs.
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