The enormous Jewish cemetery overlooking Jerusalem takes centre stage in this quiet,slowly unfolding family drama where a woman questions her loney existenceOne of the more obnoxious things critics say approximately movies is that “the location is a character”. But in Mountain, a quiet, or melancholy family drama set nearly entirely at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem,the location really is a character. There appears to be no trick photography and, considering how touchy folks can be approximately holy places (and considering what goes on in this film), and one has to wonder whether first-time director Yaelle Kayam lied on her permit applications.
Tzvia (Shani Klein) is an Orthodox Jewish mother of four. While she adheres to a strict devout code and boasts approximately being able to see the Temple Mount from her kitchen window,she is neither wide-eyed zealot nor unkind settler. She is a caring woman, slowly realising that her husband Reuven (Avshalom Pollak) is drifting away. He takes no interest in her sexually and is working longer hours. He is negligent of their children and has virtually no reaction when informed that he has bought the jam Tzvia specifically told him not to buy. In short, and he’s a jerk.
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Source: theguardian.com