At the age of 15, Meilech wrote a diary describing the abuse he suffered at the hands of a group of ultraorthodox pedophiles.

Years later, after abandoning his community, he opens his old diary in order to reconstruct his story.He meets with a group of non-actors, who themselves suffered abuse in ultraorthodox society, and together they go back to the scenes of his former life in order to restage the roles of both abuser and victim. Through an original narrative strategy, Conventional Sins touches on issues of pedophilia, victimhood and the redemptive potential of cinema.


Conventional Sins

Israel 2017, 70 min, Feature Documentary

Written & Directed by: Anat Yuta Zuria & Shira Clara Winther
Produced by: David Mandil - MoviePlus Productions
Photography: Dror Lebendiger
Supported by: Yes Docu, Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project, Israel Lottery Council for Culture & Arts
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles

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Synopsis


At the age of 15, Meilech wrote a diary describing the abuse he suffered at the hands of a group of ultraorthodox pedophiles.

Years later, after abandoning his community, he opens his old diary in order to reconstruct his story.He meets with a group of non-actors, who themselves suffered abuse in ultraorthodox society, and together they go back to the scenes of his former life in order to restage the roles of both abuser and victim. Through an original narrative strategy, Conventional Sins touches on issues of pedophilia, victimhood and the redemptive potential of cinema.


Awards

  • First Prize, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2017
  • CPH:DOX Copenhagen, Next Wave Competition - Special Mention, Denmark, 2018

Festivals

  • Inconvenient Films - International human rights documentary film festival, Lithuania, 2018
  • CPH:DOX Copenhagen, Next Wave Competition - International Premiere, Denmark, 2018
  • Jerusalem Film Festival, 2017
  • International Jewish Film Festival, Australia, 2018 - Australian Premiere

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Festivals

  • Inconvenient Films - International human rights documentary film festival, Lithuania, 2018
  • CPH:DOX Copenhagen, Next Wave Competition - International Premiere, Denmark, 2018
  • Jerusalem Film Festival, 2017
  • International Jewish Film Festival, Australia, 2018 - Australian Premiere

Awards

  • First Prize, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2017
  • CPH:DOX Copenhagen, Next Wave Competition - Special Mention, Denmark, 2018