60 tons of snow crashes into eviction day. What could go wrong?
In 2008 the city of Tel-Aviv sent four refrigerated trucks to Mount Hermon, to bring back with them 60 cubic meters of snow. Early in the morning, the trucks returned to Rabin Square and prepared a white, frosty surprise for the residents. In front of the square, now covered with snow, lives the Dahan family, which is facing eviction on that very same day. The film follows the four truck drivers making their journey from the north, and Hanna, the mother of the family, as she sees her life melting down before her.
Cinematography
Snow against brutalist concrete, heat rising off miracles
Direction
Dual timelines converging with cruel, perfect irony
Director
Yehezkel Lazarov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2008 snow delivery really happened—Rabin Square's 'White Night' was a documented municipal stunt that cost roughly $30,000.
Mount Hermon snow in Israeli consciousness carries complex symbolism: rare, precious, contested territory, and increasingly threatened by climate change.
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