Tag Archives: Israel
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 »
Hora 79 (2013) Gila Almagor, Eli Cohen, Nathan Dattner, Comedy, Drama
The Hora 79 dance troupe was the face of Israeli folk dancing. Following a traumatic event. Read More »
Shavua ve Yom / One Week and a Day (2016) Asaph Polonsky, Sharon Alexander, Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina, Drama
When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor Read More »
Ha-Bayit Berechov Chelouche / The House on Chelouche Street (1973) Moshé Mizrahi, Gila Almagor, Shaike Ophir, Joseph Shiloach, Drama
A fatherless family immigrates to Israel from Egypt during the British Mandate period. The film traces the hardships the family suffers in the politically unstable country.
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The Jerusalem File (1972) John Flynn, Bruce Davison, Nicol Williamson, Daria Halprin, Action, Drama, Thriller
An American student starts working with his Arab colleague while putting all politics aside. Read More »
Out in the Dark (2012) Michael Mayer, Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jamil Khoury, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Nimer and Roy are two gay men on opposing sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict who fall for each other. Much as they’d like to be left alone, both political conflict and orthodox beliefs will not leave their budding relationship untouched, with most of the egregious circumstances befalling Nimer, whom security forces pressure into helping them by stripping his access to education and threatening to leave him without family. Through his eye-witnessed death of a friend, Nimer knows he can’t oblige. Can love find a way through this no-win situation?
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To Die in Jerusalem (2007) Hilla Medalia, Documentary
Ever since 17-year-old Rachel Levy, an Israeli, was killed four years ago in Jerusalem by a Palestinian suicide bomber, her mother Abigail has found hardly a moment’s peace. Read More »
Yom Yom / Day after day (1998) Amos Gitai, Moshe Ivgy, Hanna Maron, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Comedy, Drama
A slice of life – day after day – in Haifa, where Moshe and Didi’s marriage is on the rocks, affairs are casual, and Moshe’s angst about health, his parents, sex, communication, and business are pervasive and existential.
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Tzedek muchlat / Primal Justice (1998) Arnon Zadok, Gabi Amrani, Yona Atari, Saar Badishi, Drama
A homicide detective, in what started out as a routine murder case, uncovers more than he bargained for and finds himself on a journey of self-discovery, challenging the very foundation of his identity.
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Snails in the Rain (2013) Yoav Reuveni, Yehuda Nahari, Yariv Mozer, Drama, Romance
Tel Aviv, Summer 1989. Boaz, a beautiful and alluring linguistics student, receives anonymous, male written, love letters that undermines his sexual identity and interfere his peaceful life with his beloved girlfriend.
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Demon (2015) Marcin Wrona, Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Zulewska, Andrzej Grabowski, Thriller
A bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration, in this clever take on the Jewish legend of the dybbuk.
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Shifshuf Naim / Lemon Popsicle III / Hot Bubblegum (1981) Boaz Davidson, Yftach Katzur, Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three high school seniors preparing for final exams in the early 1960s have the normal teenage concerns about girls, sex and relationships. They try to find out if going steady with one girlfriend is better or if changing girlfriends all the time makes for too many complications. By the end of summer, all things get better.
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Shoshelet Schwartz / Schwartz Dynasty (2005) Amir Hasfari, Shmuel Hasfari, Miryam Zohar, Tal Friedman, Yehuda Levi, Comedy
The Schwartz Dinasty belong to a long tradition of Jewish rabbis. The grandfathers took their faith and turned it into deeds coming to the Land of Israel to start a new life and build a country. Where are their descendants and how are they doing in the Israel of today?
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