Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story

The Netherlands2017documentary66'Opowieści ze świata (2018)

The film made out of love for stories. Two fans of Etgar Keret decide to make a documentary about him. They meet his friends, his agent, talk to his mother, brother, wife and the writer himself. They peep into his life, listen to his stories. The master of short fiction turns out to be as extraordinary and fascinating as his writing. His biography is intertwined with the book narrative, making up a charming story of the man for whom telling stories is the essence of life.

directed by
Stephane Kaas

cinematography
Diderik Evers
script
Rutger Lemm
animated by
Nina Gantz, Digna van der Put
cast
Etgar Keret
editing
Stephane Kaas, Ruben van der Hammen, Mieneke Kramer
production
Katja Draaijer, Frank Hoeve (BALDR Film)
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