A family of five, their two goats and donkey live in the middle of nowhere far from their village home. Read More »
Tag Archives: Israel
7 Days (2008) Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz, Moshe Ivgy, Yaël Abecassis
When one of the brothers (Ohayn) dies, all the whole family comes for Shiva (Jewish tradition,when the family sits seven days at the home after the death one of their family). Read More »
Life According to Agfa (1992) Assi Dayan, Gila Almagor, Akram Tillawi, Smadar Kilchinsky
The film takes place in Tel Aviv, much of it in a fictitious local pub called Barbie Read More »
Three Mothers (2006) Dina Zvi-Riklis, Miri Mesika, Gila Almagor, Rivka Raz
Rose, Flora and Yasmin were born as a triplet sixty something years ago in Alexandria, Egypt. Read More »
Wisdom of the Pretzel (2002) Ilan Heitner, Benny Avni, Orit Cher, Nir Levy
Known as one of the first Israeli films to gain international acclaim, Wisdom of the Pretzel is pure Tel Aviv Read More »
The Fifth Heaven (2011) Dina Zvi-Riklis, Amit Moshkovitz, Yehezkel Lazarov, Alena Yiv
The story begins in summer and lasts about a year, the Land of Israel during the British Mandate. Read More »
Out of the Blue (2008) Yigal Bursztyn, Alon Aboutboul, Moshe Ivgy, Dorit Bar-Or
This is a little like an extended but half-serious variation on the “Uptown Girl” song video where the working-class guy meets the beautiful model from the billboard. Read More »
Cats on a Pedal Boat (2011) Yuval Mendelson, Nadav Hollander, Nitay Dagan, Dana Frider, Gidi Gov
A high school couple, accompanied by a fat, ginger cat, travel to the Yarkon River to celebrate their six month anniversary with a romantic pedal boat trip. Read More »
Rock the Casbah (2012) Yariv Horowitz, Yon Tumarkin, Roy Nik, Henry David
The year is 1989. In an era of Palestinian demands for independence, the State of Israel sends young soldiers Read More »
Banot (1985) Nadav Levitan, Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, Anat Topol, Chelli Goldenberg
Girls Boot Camp Training Base 12 , which comprises a collection of images from across the social spectrum. Read More »
The Big Dig (1969) Ephraim Kishon, Bomba Tzur, Nissim Azikri, Shraga Friedman
A madman escapes from the asylum in Tel-Aviv, and starts digging a canal right in the middle of one of the main streets. Read More »
Scaffolding (2017) Matan Yair, Asher Lax, Ami Smolartchik, Yaacov Cohen
17-year- old ASHER has always been the impulsive troublemaker, from primary school Read More »
Policeman (2011) Nadav Lapid, Yiftach Klein, Yaara Pelzig, Michael Moshonov
Policeman Yaron stands in the center of a group of elite policemen, belonging to the Israeli Anti-Terrorist unit. Read More »
Kippur (2000) Amos Gitai, Liron Levo, Tomer Russo, Uri Klauzner
The film takes place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War in which Egypt and Syria launched attacks in Sinai and the Golan Heights. Read More »
Saint Clara (1996) Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, Lucy Dubinchik, Halil Elohev, Johnny Peterson
The year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of sub-plots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara Read More »