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Hold Me Tightly

Vera visits her husband Marik who suffers from advanced dementia at the assisted living facilities on their wedding anniversary – 50 years together. She grossly and audibly complains to those who are ready to listen about her ruined life with Marik, but she still deeply in love with him.

Details

Duration: 9min.

Country: Israel

Language: Russian

Year: 2023

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Aging, Love, Marriage, Romance, Senior, Senior/Aging

Cast & Crew

Director: Ilya Tilkin

Production company: Ilya Tilkin, Erez Maharal, Mikhail Moyseevich

Writer: Erez Maharal

Cinematographer: Andrey Iosifov

Editor: Alexander Ivanov

Actors: Natasha Manor , Vladimir Fridman , Irina Soboleva (Steinberg) , Vladimir Tilkin , Boris Ladin

Festivals & Awards

2023

Near Nazareth Film Festival Near Nazareth Film Festival Best Film in Russian

2024

Best Shorts Competition Best Shorts Competition Award of Recognition

Global Shorts LA Global Shorts LA Award of Excellence

Pune Short Film Festival

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