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A Beautiful Valley

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 2011 israeli drama by hadar friedlich in her feature directorial debut”. Today it says “a 2011 israeli drama that follows an 80-year-old kibbutz member and widow whose world falls apart as the kibbut”.
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A Beautiful Valley ( Hebrew : עמק תפארת ) is a 2011 Israeli drama that follows an 80-year-old kibbutz member and widow whose world falls apart as the kibbutz she helped establish undergoes privatization . Hadar Friedlich directed the film, which was her first feature-length directorial work. Batia Bar (1929–2022), a member of Kibbutz Gesher , plays the lead role alongside Gili Ben Ozilio, who portrays her daughter. This was Gili Ben Ozilio's final film; she died from cancer after the filming was completed, and the film was dedicated to her memory. The film premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2011, receiving the Best Full-Length Debut award. In a controversial decision by the festival management, however, the prize was revoked at the last minute following a complaint of an alleged conflict of interest by one of the jury members. It was also nominated for a 2011 Ophir Award in the Best Actress and Best Cinematography categories received a Special Jury Mention at the San Sebastián International Film Festival , and won the Critic's Prize at the Cinémed Montpellier Film Festival .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 2011 israeli drama by hadar friedlich in her feature directorial debut”. Today it says “a 2011 israeli drama that follows an 80-year-old kibbutz member and widow whose world falls apart as the kibbut”. Read the current article and compare.
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a 2011 israeli drama by hadar friedlich in her feature directorial debut

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a 2011 israeli drama that follows an 80-year-old kibbutz member and widow whose world falls apart as the kibbut

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