Light Out of NowhereMovie
A sensitive teenager living in a poor Tel Aviv suburb grapples with a range of pressures in his neighborhood—both personal and social. Nissim Dayan on his film: “First and foremost, it’s important for me to emphasize that I’m a local patriot; I have no mixed feelings about Tel Aviv. I made this film in the neighborhood out of genuine love for it, for its people, and for what it symbolizes to me…” The film, considered a pioneer of Israeli political cinema, draws heavily on 1960s Italian cinema (Pazolini’s *Accattone*, for example), known as the second generation of Italian neorealism.
About Light Out of Nowhere
Light Out of Nowhere is a 1973 movie directed by Nissim Dayan.
The production information lists an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Victor Atar, Shlomo Bassan, Baruch Berkin. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
