Based on the novel “Panther in the Basement” by the world-renowned author, Amos Oz, the movie takes place in Palestine in 1947 Read More »
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The Policeman AKA Ha-Shoter Azulai (1971) Ephraim Kishon, Shaike Ophir, Zaharira Harifai, Avner Hizkiyahu
Azulai is a policeman in Jaffa, whose incompetence is only matched by his soft-heartedness. Read More »
As Tears Go By AKA Zolgot Hadma’ot Me’atzman (1996) Eitan Green, Avi Grainik, Yael Almog, Shir Ben Yunes
Yaakov Tcherniak and his son Yitzhak have a small company that organizes parties and events. Read More »
Giv’a 24 Eina Ona / Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer (1955) Thorold Dickinson, Edward Mulhare, Haya Harareet, Michael Shillo
This was the first movie produced in Israel. It deals with the outbreak of hostilities during the war for independence in 1947. Read More »
Atash / Thirst (2004) Tawfik Abu Wael, Hussein Yassin Mahajne, Amal Bweerat, Ruba Blal
A family of five, their two goats and donkey live in the middle of nowhere far from their village home. Read More »
7 Days (2008) Shiva – Ronit Elkabetz
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 »