The Key (Al Miftah)
Qumra Projects
/ Short Narrative / Palestine, Belgium, Qatar, France
In Hebrew
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
Moshe and Elza, an Israeli couple, are awoken by the cries of their 6-year-old girl, Edina, who frequently hears someone trying to open the front door. After taking her to the mental clinic, Dr. Naftali prescribes a sedative. Days later, while Edina sleeps peacefully, Elza is awoken by the sound of someone trying to open the door with a key. She panics, and Moshe checks the outside—he finds nothing. After talking to building security, without getting any answers, Moshe is awoken in the middle of the night by the same sound. He grabs his pistol and shoots through the peephole. The police arrive and inform him that nobody was killed. The next morning, Moshe arrives at the clinic and talks to the secretary, who insists that the only available appointment is in 5 weeks. As Moshe desperately screams, Dr. Naftali opens the door and firmly asks Moshe to call him later. At night, Dr. Naftali gets out of the shower, sips on a glass of whiskey and sleeps. He is suddenly awoken by the sound of an intruder trying to open his front door. He grabs his rifle and empties it in the lock triumphantly.