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24 Hours

1983-01-01 · 36 min · Not rated

Drama · Romance

A young Israeli arrives in New York City but the person with whom he was meant to stay goes AWOL. The Israeli befriends a young, American singer and returns her wallet which she had stolen from her on the subway, they hang out and get to know each other in the course of 24 hours. New York City serves as the setting and backdrop to their flash in the pan romance. This was Aner Preminger’s thesis film shot during his film studies at NYU before graduating.

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Directors
Aner Preminger
Production companies
New York University (NYU), NYU GFTV, Jerusalem Cinemateque
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Menachem Wertheim
Judith Ferrenbach

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