Avanim (Hebrew: אבנים) is Raphael Nadjari's fourth feature film.
The story revolves around a woman dissatisfied with her family life and career who decides to unburden herself and start anew after her close friend is killed by a thrown stone.
[1] The film employs a Dogme 95-inspired aesthetic, characterized by intense improvisation and grainy digital video close-ups, amplifying the claustrophobic atmosphere.
She is married with a young son and works in her father's Tel Aviv accounting firm, which serves religious institutions.
Following its premiere as a Panorama Special presentation at the Berlin Film Festival, Avanim premiered in New York at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and was released theatrically in France later that year.