Dolphin Boy
Yonatan Nir and Dani Mankin | 2012
72 Minutes | Translation: Hebrew, English, Arabic
Dolphin Boy tells the story of Morad, a teenager from an Arab village in the north of Israel who disconnects himself from humans following a violent attack. As a last resort before hospitalization in a mental Institution, he is taken by his devoted father to be treated with Dolphins in Eilat. Morad starts speaking again after months of silence, but he erases his past and refuses to go home to his awaiting mother. Filmed over the course of four years, this powerful documentary is about the devastating havoc that human violence can wreak upon the soul, and about the healing powers of nature and love.
The award-winning documentary was screened in over 130 film festivals worldwide and in 2012 acquired by Disney Pictures for feature adaptation!
"Subtle and brilliant"
- The Guardian UK
"Electrifying"
- Variety
"Sweeps you easily"
- New York Times
Special Prize
Jerusalem film festival, 2011
Best Documentary
Woodstock film festival, 2011
First Prize
The World Cup of Underwater Photography, France 2011
Audience Choice
Millennium Festival, Brussels 2013
WINNER
Official selection
Palm Springs International Festival, 2011
Official selection
HOTDOCS festival, 2011