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Tag Archives: Hebrew
Zero Motivation (2014) Talya Lavie, Dana Ivgy, Nelly Tagar, Shani Klein
A zany, dark, & comedic portrait of everyday life for a unit of young, female Israeli soldiers. Read More »
The Garden (1977) Victor Nord, Zachi Noy, Sa’adia Damari, Shoshana Duer
Abraham, an old man, has a fruit garden in Jerusalem that is threatened by a number of people who want to buy him out or chase him off. Read More »
Invisible (2011) Michal Aviad, Jenya Dodina, Ronit Elkabetz, Sivan Levy
Over twenty years after Lily and Nira were raped by the same serial rapist, an unexpected encounter brings them together. Read More »
Frozen Days (2005) Danny Lerner, Anat Klausner, Sandra Sade, Uli Sternberg
Meow is a young woman roaming the streets and nightclubs of Tel Aviv. She lives in empty apartments and surfs the internet chat rooms. Read More »
Sobibor, Oct. 14, 1943, 4 p.m. (2001) Claude Lanzmann, Yehuda Lerner, Francine Kaufmann
A gripping account of the prisoners uprising at the Nazi extermination camp of Sobibor in 1943. Read More »
Princess (2014) Tali Shalom-Ezer, Shira Haas, Keren Mor, Ori Pfeffer, Drama
While her mother is away from your home, 12-year-old Adar and her stepfather push their sanity games into hazardous territory. Read More »
Sweets (2013) Joseph Pitchhadze, Sarah Adler, Ayal Beeri, Dvir Benedek, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Salah, an Israeli-Arab enterpriser, strives to bring happiness for the children of the Arab sector in Israel by opening a new chain of candy stores. Read More »
Knafayim Shvurot / Broken Wings (2002) Nir Bergman, Orly Silbersatz Banai, Maya Maron, Nitai Gvirtz, Drama
The unexpected death of the family patriarch throws every member of the Ulman clan off course. Read More »
Beyond the Mountains and Hills (2016) Eran Kolirin, Alon Pdut, Mili Eshet, Shiree Nadav-Naor, Drama
David is discharged from the army after serving 27 years. He finally returns to his family and tries to find himself in his new civilian life. Read More »
Medurat Hashevet / Campfire (2004) Joseph Cedar, Michaela Eshet, Hani Furstenberg, Moshe Ivgy, Drama
Israeli Rachel Gerlik has been widowed for one year. Despite not ever having loved her husband, she feels she now needs to move on with her life. Read More »
Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay / Avenge But One of My Two Eyes (2005) Avi Mograbi, Shredi Jabarin, Documentary
Smicha Hashmalit Ushma Moshe / An Electric Blanket Named Moshe (1995) Assi Dayan, Rivka Neuman, Shmil Ben Ari, Uri Klauzner, Drama
The Human Resources Manager (2010) Eran Riklis, Mark Ivanir, Guri Alfi, Noah Silver, Comedy, Drama
A tragi-comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel’s largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article. Read More »
Ha-Mashgihim / God’s Neighbors (2012) Meni Yaish, Roy Assaf, Gal Friedman, Itzik Golan, Drama
The film follows Avi, Kobi and Yaniv, three young men who belong to the Breslev Hassidic community and place themselves in charge of supervising the codes of modesty Read More »