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A Jew and an Arab in Israel become romantically involved, much to their family's dismay.
Amos Guttman's short film follows one evening in the life of a boy who works in a puppet theater. The film, which blends reality with imagination and materialization and hallucination, describes the preparations for the premiere that will take place the day to come, the boy's connections with those around him, his loneliness and his dreams.
Set in the Middle East in 1919, a group of European Jews planning on settling in the Sinai Desert are attacked by Bedouin tribesmen. As they fight for their lives they realize that they are beginning a struggle for a new Jewish nation. This film chronicles the beginning of the modern Jewish struggle for a homeland.
Atlantica is a dark and edgy comedy about a failing rock band from Jerusalem that gets its shot at a long awaited success when a tour guide with inspirations of becoming a band manager joins them. The band members dream of fame and glory while their lives are much less glamorous. In addition to gigs in dark, empty pubs, and bar owners and p.r. people who swindle them, these guys have to overcome the mental barriers facing musicians in their late thirties that refuse to grow up. Yet this tight knit group of friends will not give up on its dream and follows it no matter what.
Tzuri is a ruthless theater arts tutor who is very strict with his students. When one of his young female students is found beaten up, not so far from his apartment, he is suspended from his job despite having nothing to do with it. Shocked and looking to care for the safety of the student, he winds up in a hostel for runaway teens. Tzuri tries to teach the power of the arts to the distressed teens, as a way to help them communicate and process their personal struggles - while also finding some love and tenderness within himself.
have fatally hit pedestrians and the relatives of those victims. The story follows these drivers as they take part in a support workshop intended to help them cope with guilt, remorse, and the psychological aftermath of the accidents. Through these intense and often painful meetings, the film explores themes of responsibility, grief, forgiveness, and the struggle to rebuild a meaningful life despite tragic consequences.
Struggle for freedom during a future civil war in Israel.
Abutbul, a renowned Moroccan criminal, having served 10 years in Russian prison, arrives back in Israel. The new Russian mafia has taken control of most of the business previously run by the old Moroccan mafia and Abutbul is the right man to put things back. In order to eliminate Maximov, the head of the Russian Mafia, Abutbul recruits a 15 year old Russian girl named Katia. Little Katia grows from victim to expert as unique relationship is forged between Her and Abutbul, corresponding with both the famous 'Little Red Riding Hood' tale and the notorious Israeli sting - Knows as 'The Red Hood setup' - in which a man is being assassinated by a close friend
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An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.
Director Yeud Levanonโs feature-length debut follows the story of Itzik (Gedalia Besser), a military radio station producer who, in between having to navigate all the internal power struggles at the station, must also juggle his estranged wife (Gila Almagor), teenage daughter, young pregnant partner (Dafna Armoni), and a soldier with whom he is having an affair (Irit Sheleg). Meanwhile, he is also working on getting a young Middle Eastern folk singerโs (Arnon Zadok) album produced. The filmโs protagonist is living a mile-a-minute life made up of constant downward spirals or ego-tripping highs. However, try as he might to have his cake and eat it โ it is only a matter of time until his whole world comes crashing down on him.
A successful lawyer, who has traumatic memories from his army service, is testifying against his best friend from his unit. His wife, a social-worker, is trying to save a poor family named Siton. The couple's life collapses when the wife get raped by a gang.
After Ivan lost a lot of money to the criminal boss Franco he must work for him. First task is to guard the apartment where young girl Nika from Ukraine is forced to work as a prostitute.
When a revered senior analyst is found dead at the Jerusalem Psychoanalytic Society headquarters, Chief Inspector Michael Ohayon penetrates the elite, mysterious world of the institute to find the killer.
A few Palestinian guerilla's break into an Israeli camp in the occupied territories. They kill a few Israeli soldiers before they are killed, apart from one who dies in the camp after being captured alive. The Israeli military dispatch an investigator to the camp to see if there was cold blooded murder (people at the camp had claimed he was shot while trying to escape). It turns out that the investigator dispatched is a friend of the camp commander - the rest of the plot is basically about the position of both of these characters as regards being honest or faithful to ones friends. There is unbearable tension, increased by the fact that they are both very strongly attracted to one of the female soldiers on the camp.
Based on the true story of a deadly desert crash that ended four young people's lives. A videotape was found in the crashed vehicle. It included astonishing footage of the last moments of the 4 young men. This terrible accident inflamed Israel so much that people demanded a retelling of the story to understand how it could have happened.
After 20 year Elimelech and his wife, Shifra, rediscover their love for each other while searching for the marriage agreement which is needed for Ayala's, their daughter, wedding.
A story about a young fisherman Avi who doesn't lose his optimism even during the most difficult times.
In Israel's Central Prison, the security officer is corrupt, supplying drugs and stirring the hatred between Jewish and Arab prisoners to his advantage. Uri, in for 12 years for armed robbery, and Issan, in for 50 years for PLO violence, command the respect of their cells. When the Arabs are framed for the murder of a Jewish prisoner and a young inmate commits suicide rather than lie about what happened, Uri and Issan form an unlikely partnership, leading the security block on a strike. Prison officials try to break it. In the background are Uri's daughter and Issan's wife, women of beauty and passion who embody the distance from inside a cell to the outside.
A film depicting the process of weaning a criminal prisoner, Charlie, from drugs, with the help of another prisoner, Shlomo, and with the help of several key personnel from the prison service, who lend a hand to the success of the project. The film also depicts the bond of friendship that is formed between the two prisoners who grew up around different social ideologies, and the place, despite its difficult nature, manages to connect extremes, bridge the gaps and create a deep and positive friendship.
