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Tag Archives: Israel
Things AKA Zihron Devarim (1995) Amos Gitai, Gabi Beniashvilly, Samuel Calderon, Helena Cherkasov
Can you find peace in this lifetime, asks one character in a wake Read More »
Promised Land AKA Ha-Aretz Hamuvtachat (2004) Amos Gitai, Rosamund Pike, Diana Bespechni, Hanna Schygulla
“Promised Land” tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls Read More »
Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996) Elia Suleiman, Nazira Suleiman, Fuad Suleiman
A Palestinian expatriate filmmaker (Elia Suleiman) documents the loss of national identity in Israel’s Arab population. Read More »
Back to Freedom AKA Ha-Derech L’Ein Harod (1990) Doron Eran, Avraham Asiyo, Ya’ackov Ayali, Nadav Ben-Yehuda
In a dystopian future, the Israeli army keeps the population in check because of water Read More »
Yossi AKA Ha-Sippur Shel Yossi (2012) Eytan Fox, Ohad Knoller, Shlomo Sadan, Oz Zehavi
This sequel to Yossi and Jagger finds Dr. Yossi Gutmann reminiscing about his love Read More »
Love It Was Not AKA Ahava Zot Lo Hayta (2020) Maya Sarfaty, Helena Citron, Roza Citron, Frank Wunsch
A tragic love story between a prisoner and her captor. Flamboyant and full of life Read More »
Eyes Wide Open AKA Einaym Pkuhot (2009) Haim Tabakman, Zohar Shtrauss, Ran Danker, Tinkerbell
Aaron (Zohar Shtrauss), a respected butcher and a family man in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Read More »
Next to Her AKA At Li Layla (2014) Asaf Korman, Liron Ben-Shlush, Liat Goren, Varda Ben Hur
Cheli, 27, is raising her mentally challenged 24yo sister, Gaby, alone. Read More »
The Hour of Truth AKA L’heure de la vérité (1965) Henri Calef, Karlheinz Böhm, Brett Halsey, Corinne Marchand
A German Jewish engineer is the only survivor of a concentration Read More »
The Magician of Lublin (1979) Menahem Golan, Alan Arkin, Louise Fletcher, Valerie Perrine
Yasha is a Jewish period magician who travels through southern Europe while ruining his livelihood through personal issues. Read More »
A Woman’s Case AKA Mikreh Isha (1969) Jacques Katmor, Aharon Almog, Tirzeh Arbel, Adar Eshet
A story of the influence of modern life on a woman Read More »
Stalin’s Disciples AKA Yaldei Stalin (1986) Nadav Levitan, Aharon Almog, Ezra Dagan, Rachel Dobson
“Stalin’s Children” is one of Levitan’s most important films produced in Israel Read More »
Little Heroes AKA Giborim Ktanim (2006) Itai Lev, Avigail Ariely, Tzion Baruch, Daniel Damidov
A girl’s heroic spirit and her faithful dog’s phenomenal courage join to perform an impossible rescue! Read More »
Love Trilogy: Stripped (2018) Yaron Shani, Bar Gottfried, Laliv Sivan, Reni Halabi
A young musician is secretly in love with the beautiful woman living across the street. Read More »