Six Acts

COMING SOON: Jonathan Gurfinkel's Six Acts (Israel, 2012) - Israel’s Jonathan Gurfinkel makes an arresting debut with Six Acts (Shesh Peamin) - which, despite being shot in an affluent beachfront suburb of Tel Aviv, is a completely universal film. If you don’t immediately recognise the people and situations on screen here, you’ve forgotten what it is to be 16. At times almost excruciating to watch, Six Acts, handled internationally by Films Distribution, is a natural art-house attraction - and a potential crossover title - which should perform very solidly internationally, particularly at the younger end of the market. Boosted by a riveting, at times painfully honest performance from Silvan Levy in the lead role, Six Acts is both modern and a story for the ages. No mean feat for a debut. 2012SANSnd.