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Beaufort (2007)

Bufor

Directed by: Joseph Cedar

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In 2000, a troop of Israeli soldiers guard an outpost during the last days of Israel's presence in Lebanon.

Five Five (1980)

Chamesh Chamesh

Directed by: Shmuel Imberman

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In this musical, a group of soldiers is sent on vacation at a moshav. As they arrive at the mohsav the soldiers are recruited for difficult physical tasks, but not for long; they are each about to a..

Free Zone (2005)

Ezor Hofshi

Directed by: Amos Gitai

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After an American woman breaks up with her boyfriend, she goes on an adventure with a cab driver to the "free zone," a place surrounded by Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, to collect a sum of she..

Green Fields (1989)

Sadot Yerukim

Directed by: Yitzhak Zepel Yeshurun

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A large family travels through Israel by bus to attend a young man's gradution from army training. The film explores the sharp contrast between the expatriates' views of Israel and the reality.

He Walked Through The Fields (1967)

Hu Halach Besadot

Directed by: Yossi Milo

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A young man returns to his kibbutz after studying for two years and falls in love with a Polish immigrant. He then find himself torn between staying with his family and the girl, and fighting in the..

I Don't Give a Damn (1987)

Lo Sam Zayin

Directed by: Shmuel Imberman

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Rafi learns to cope with his life after he is crippled during his service in the Israeli army.

Judgment Day (1974)

Yom Hadin

Directed by: George Ovadiah

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A hotel manager, who left his wife and daughter and immigrated to the U.S.A, returns to Israel to participate in the Yom Kippur War. After he gets injured in a battle, he receives a blood donation..

Only Dogs Run Free (2007)

Rak Klavim Rotzim Chofshi

Directed by: Arnon Zadok

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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. by..

Restless (2007)

Hasar Menucha

Directed by: Amos Kollek

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Moshe's life seems to have hit rock bottom. His many small business ventures are going under. He can't even afford to pay rent on his disheveled basement apartment. 20 years ago Moshe was a poet in..

Cup Final (1991)

G'mar Gavia

Directed by: Eran Riklis

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An Israeli soldier, planning to go on vacation to see a big soccer match, is captured by the PLO in Lebanon. He shares the love of soccer with his captors and they form a..

Siege (1969)

Matzor

Directed by: Gilberto Tofano

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Deals predominantly and explicitly with the relationships of a widowed mother, her lover, and ex-husband's friend. A widow struggles to buck tradition and tries to find a new life in this Tamar..

Stigma (1982)

Ot Kain

Directed by: Uri Barbash

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A mentally unstable Israeli man who is released from an institution, discovers at once that his wife has left him, and that he must serve a compulsory one-month stint in the military.

The Day We Met (1990)

Neshika Bametzach

Directed by: Sam Firstenberg

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Arik Schwartzman is doing his yearly Israeli Army reserve duty and is assigned with the mission of finding a serial rapist.

Little Man (1978)

Shraga HaKatan

Directed by: Zeev Revah

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Five soldiers need to decide which of them will take responsibility for impregnating a young woman after each of them spends a passionate night with her.

The Persuader (1973)

Ha Meshachnea Baam

Directed by: Yehiel Ne'eman

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Moris Aflalo hasn't forgotten that he saved his officer's life back in the days of his military service. Now that his father has financial dificulties, they meet again.

Time of Favor (2000)

Ha-Hesder

Directed by: Joseph Cedar

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A psychological thriller about the commander of a Hesder army unit (Hesder yeshivas combine Torah study with army service), his dynamic right-wing spiritual leader, Rabbi Meltzer, his love for ..

Yossele, How Did It Happen? (1989)

Yossele, Ech Ze Karah?

Directed by: Tal Ron

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On the Eve of the War of Independence, a girl loses her way and ends up at a small strategic outpost by the Dead Sea. Populated by youths who just finished their army service in the Palmach of..

The Troupe (1979)

Ha Lahaka

Directed by: Avi Nesher

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A group of Israeli soldiers travel the country entertaining servicemen and women right after the six-day-war victory.

Infiltration (2009)

Hitganvut Yechidim

Directed by: Dover Koshashvili

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The early 1950s, a few years after the War of Independence and the establishment of the State of Israel. Immigration is at its peak, transit camps are scattered throughout the country, security is a..

Lebanon (2009)

Levanon

Directed by: Shmulik Maoz

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On June 1982, (the first day of the Lebanese war), four young Israeli soldiers, operating a single tank, are assigned to accompany a small group of ground soldiers. The force's first mission is to a..

I'm Still Walking (2008)

Od Ani Holech

Directed by: Yaki Yosha

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In production as of July 2009: Micki, an IDF officer and former member of the Israeli internal security agency, gets mixed up in gambling. The security belt of friends and colleagues can't save him..

Fireflies (2009)

Gachliliyot

Directed by: Gili Meisler

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The film "Fireflies" (Gachliliyot) is the story of Gili, a 12 year old boy, a 24 year old young man and a 44 year old adult, who ventures out in search of his brother, Giora, who remained forever 19..

Galey Zahal (documentary TV series)

Directed by: Udi Kalinsky

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For almost ten years, this documentary followed one of the strangest phenomena in Israeli society, the IDF, and Israeli media: the IDF army radio, which determines who will be part of the new of and..

Mild, Moderate, Severe (2009)

Directed by: Amir Bar Shalom, Avital Ben Moshe

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In production as of July 2009. The story of injured soldiers and their families through the touching documentation of Itay, a 22-year-old soldier who was severely wounded in the Kasba of..

General Barsky

Directed by: Amir Yatziv

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In production as of August 2009. The story takes place inside the split word of Yevgeniy, a Russian Israeli, who participates in international war games. It is a journey that combines simulation a..

My First War (2008)

Ha'Milhama Ha'Rishona Sheli

Directed by: Yariv Mozer

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The horrible story of the second Lebanon war as depicted by a reserve soldier's personal video camera.

A Refusenik's Mother (2008)

Directed by: Uri Ben Dov

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A personal film about the drama of conscientious objection, from the point of view of a refusenik's mother.

Rock the Casbah

Rock ba'Kasba

Directed by: Yariv Horowitz

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1989. The first Intifada. 18-year-old Tomer, a soldier stationed in Gaza, is sent to avenge the death of his fellow soldier and comes to some realizations about the political and exitensial..

Waiting

Mehaka Lo

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Sunday morning. Rows of identical houses, olive trees in the front yards, Israeli flags waving from back porches. I film my husband put on a uniform, pick up his weapon, and leave the house.

Warrior of Love (2008)

Lohem Shel Ahava

Directed by: Ido Glas, Yoav Kleinman

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When Omer Dalumi, an air force pilot, understands that the real enemy is within us and that the solution does not lie in inventing sophisticated bombs, he buys a trailer and plans to go on the road..

Photo Romance (1987)

Photo Roman

Directed by: Assi Dayan, Tal Ran

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A high-school girl dreams of being a writer and writes a story about her soldier boyfriend.

Weekend

Directed by: Tamar Wishnitzer-Haviv

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In post-production as of July 2009. A routine weekend in the life of three mothers of combat soldiers, between the war that just ended and the one that threatens to begin.

Yes, Miss Commander! (2009)

Ken Ha'Mefakedet

Directed by: Dan Setton, Itzik Lerner

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For 100 days the film crew follows the unusual scenes on the military base "Havat Hashomer" in the Galilee. Soldiers on this base are not ordinary recruits. From backgrounds of violence, abuse,..

Bilin My Love (2006)

Bil'in Habibti

Directed by: Shai Carmeli-Polak

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The story of a Palestinian village trying to break the occupation in non-violent resistance against the Israeli Army. The village of Bil'in is about to lose more than half of its lands to the fence..

Food for Thought (2007)

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The Unforgettables (2009)

Habilty Nischamim

Directed by: Matan Gugenhaim

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Dora, a young and passionate French photographer documenting the Israeli memorial culture, falls in love with Yossi, a former Israeli soldier who is searching for a new identity which..

Close to Home (2005)

Directed by: Vidi Bilu, Dalya Hager

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Smadar and Mirit, both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together, as part of their military service. They are assigned to detain any Palestinian passerby, check their in..

Salt of the Earth (2005)

Directed by: Uri Barbash

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The story of four friends, bound together by their army experience. They were good people and decent citizens. They had love, careers, hope and futures, but they wanted more- they wanted to commit..

Janem Janem (2005)

Directed by: Haim Bouzaglo

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Aldi, a high-school teacher and a class tutor, 40 years old, is in a midlife crisis. He just returned from a long army reserve service in Jenin and informs the school's principal that he is not back..

Refusenik (2008)

Directed by: Laura Bialis

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REFUSENIK is the first retrospective film to chronicle the thirty-year international movement to free Soviet Jews. What started as a small grassroots movement bold enough to take on a Cold War into..

Voices from the Heartland: Buchachi (2001)

Shiur Moledet: Buchachi

Directed by: Nati Adler

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Buchachi, a cook at an airforce base, humbly accepts the military hierarchy that places the pilots at the top of the pyramid. Against the background of a fierce sing-out between the cooks and the at..

Kippur (2000)

Kippur

Directed by: Amos Gitai

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October 6, 1973, it's Yom Kippur. War suddenly breaks out, Weinraub and his friend Kantoni head north. When they don't find their military unit, they decide to join an air force rescue team. The to..

Circus Palestina (1998)

Zirkus Palestina

Directed by: Eyal Halfon

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A dark comedy chronicling the trials and tribulations of a small circus troupe who visit the West Bank. When a lion escapes the camp, an unlikely alliance is forged between Russian lion tamer (Yoram..

Fog (2008)

Arafel

Directed by: Rafik Halabi

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A fascinating story of bereavement and mysticism, FOG tells of the quest to unravel the fate of a missing soldier. First Sergeant Mu'in Halabi disappeared at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War an A..

Time for Cherries (1990)

Onat Haduvdevanim

Directed by: Haim Bouzaglo

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Muki, a reserve soldier serving in Lebanon just before the IDF's retreat,is trying to document his soon to come death.

Flight of the Eagle (1990)

Derech Ha'nesher

Directed by: Uri Barbash

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A pilot finds out about a tumor in his brain and realizes that he has only a short time left to live.He runs away from home and reality, but returns to make peace with his son.

One of Us (1989)

Echad Mi'Shelanu

Directed by: Uri Barbash

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Rafa, an Israeli military policeman, has been sent by headquarters to investigate irregularities in the reporting of the death of an Arab murder suspect. When he gets to the West Bank military camp..

Real Time (1990)

Z'man Emet

Directed by: Uri Barbash

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The only hope of an IDF ex colonel to clear his name after it has been dragged through the mud in a military investigation is the testimony of a witness who lays unconscious in the hospital.

Jenin Jenin (2002)

Jenin Jenin

Directed by: Mohammad Bakri

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Directed and co-produced by Palestinian actor Mohammad Bakri, Jenin Jenin includes testimony from Jenin residents after the Israeli army's Defensive Wall operation. The city and camp were the scenes..

Burning Memories (1987)

Resisim

Directed by: Yossi Zommer

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Garry, a reserve soldier who survived war in Lebanon. He undergoes group therapy with other shell shocked soldiers.After three exhausting weeks of therapy,Garry returns home to face his memories..

Hemo, King of Jerusalem (1986)

Himmo Melech Yerushalaim

Directed by: Amos Guttman

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A gripping look at the 1948 War of independence. A pretty volunteer nurse, whose sole reason for volunteering, is to fill the void in her life, left by the death of her former lover, a soldier. the..

On a Narrow Bridge (1985)

Gesher Tzar Me'od

Directed by: Nissim Dayan

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An right-wing Israeli man falls in love with an extremist Palestinian woman in the West Bank of the 80's. Tensions rise in the neighborhood as people begin to react to their budding relationship.

The Vulture (1981)

Ha-Ayit

Directed by: Yaky Yosha

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Boaz, a young officer, returns home from the Yom-Kippur war. He departed with two friends and returned with one dead and the other badly injured. Down and out, and lonely, Boaz aimlessly wanders the..

Repeat Dive (1982)

Tzlila Chozeret

Directed by: Shimon Dotan

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Yoav (Doron Nesher) is a member of an elite diving unit in the Israeli Navy who friend was just killed in action. It is up to him to visit the widow, and when he does, they develop a bond based on -..

Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer (1976)

Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona

Directed by: Assi Dayan

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Sergeant Moked wants to marry Yaeli, but her tough father Mr. Hasson refuses until her older sister is married first. Moked also has to recruit to reserves a sleek Rumanian con man, Sergio In owes a..

Yossi & Jagger (2002)

Yossi Ve Jager

Directed by: Eytan Fox

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Yossi (Ohad Knoller) commands a company of soldiers in the snow-covered mountains near Lebanon. In secrecy, he leads a passionate romantic relationship with his second-in-command officer, Lior who a..

As If Nothing Happened (1999)

Ke'Ilu Klum Lo Kara

Directed by: Ayelet Bargur

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Based on the personal experience of the director, this film focuses on one family waiting to hear news of a son who may be involved in a terrorist incident. It is Sunday morning. Like most Israeli a..

Ricochets (1986)

Shtei Etzbaot Mi'Tzidon

Directed by: Albert Cohen

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The story of a platoon of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon of 1986, shortly before Israeli withdrawal, and the dilemmas they face in having to fight against Lebanese guerilla in a hostile but civilian..

Five Days in Sinai (1969)

Hamisha Yamim B'Sinai

Directed by: Maurizio Lucidi

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Girls (1985)

Banot

Directed by: Nadav Levitan

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What a Gang (1963)

Havura Shekazot

Directed by: Zeev Havatzelet

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My Mother the General (2003)

Imi Hageneralit

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Israel 2002. Intifada. Nava Rosenfeld, a 59 years old architect from Tel-Aviv, a grandmother of six and the director's mother, decides, in light of current events and despite the protests of people..

Gabi Dear Son (1982)

Gabi Ben Yakar

Directed by: Uri Barbash

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Elinor (1994)

Directed by: Keren Yedaya

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Two lonely female soldiers experience, each in her own way, the difficulties of the masculine environment

Forgiveness (2006)

Mechilot

Directed by: Udi Aloni

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On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to be were A..

Overture 1812 (1997)

Haptikha 1812

Directed by: Menashe Noy

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Wasted (2006)

Mevuzbazim

Directed by: Nurit Kedar

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May 2000. Southern Lebanon. For 18 years now, Israel's most controversial war drags on and on adding fragmented slivers of shattered lives to ashes of smoldering hopes. Up there on the hill the a of..

Shell Shock (1988)

Helem Krav

Directed by: Yoel Sharon

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A Borrowed Village (2010)

Borderline

Directed by: Shirli Michalevicz

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Kfar Shaul was once the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin. In 1948, Jewish Militia forces conquered the village killing over a hundred citizens. The village houses remained intact and the place was..

Hope In A Slingshot (2008)

Directed by: Inka stafrance

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HOPE IN A SLING SHOT is a hard-hitting documentary about the ongoing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It is a film about power and control, and and and..

Operation Moses (1985)

Mivtza Moshe

Directed by: Eli Cohen

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Seeds of Summer (2007)

Zirei Kayitz

Directed by: Hen Lasker

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"My Mom always says that my military service is to blame for everything that has happened to her little girl." Seven years after completing an IDF course for female combat soldiers, the to..

The Alpha Diaries (2007)

Shalom Pluga Aleph

Directed by: Yaniv Berman

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In Israel you have to go to the army when you become 18. It's three years of full, hard service, when you are asked to be a soldier beyond the border lines of Israel, in the midst of the Palestinian..

Born To Fly (2009)

Nolad Latus

Directed by: Uri Borreda

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The film tells the incredible story of an exceptional pilot, an extraordinary personality. The exciting story of his life is intertwined with the history of Israel and the history of the Israeli Air..

5 Days (2005)

5 Yamim

Directed by: Yoav Shamir

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Chronicles the Israeli Defense Forces as they evacuate 8,000 Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip in five days to make way for 250,000 Palestinians.

Roads (2007)

Drachim

Directed by: Lior Geller

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13 year-old Ismayil searches for a new life for him and his younger brother outside the Arab drug slums of the city of Lod. When a traumatized Israeli ex-soldier comes to the neighborhood looking in..

Happy You’re Alive

Directed by: Hilla Medalia

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Happy You’re Alive is an intimate look into the psychological effects of war on soldiers and the necessary healing process. It examines the dark, yet inevitable, fears and dilemmas that mark a..

The Sons of Eilaboun (2007)

The Sons of Eilaboun

Directed by: Hisham Zreiq

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On October 30, 1948, the Israeli Army marched into the northern Galilee village of Eilaboun. My uncle Badia and 18 other men from the village, who had been hiding with the rest of the village in two..

Watch Over Me (2010)

Shmor Alai

Directed by: Mysh Rozanov

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On completing his training in a secret elite army unit, Eitan is taken out by mates from the unit to celebrate. During a night of drinking in Tel Aviv he learns things about the unit and about that..

Madrid Before Hanita (2006)

Madrid Lifney Hanita

Directed by: Eran Torbiner

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When the Spanish Civil War erupted in 1936, over 300 Jews from Palestine left their homeland to fight fascism by joining the International Brigade. Many of them were Jewish communists who believed a..

On the Frontline (2002)

Directed by: Chanoch Ze'evi

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They have finished their high-school studies and deferred their service in the Israeli army in order to volunteer for a year's community work and preliminary military training in a special program a..

The Hilltops (2010)

Hagvaot

Directed by: Igal Hecht

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The West Bank hilltops are a critical final frontier in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some see them as a key to long-term peace, while others view them as a door to destiny. Following the lives..

Banished (2008)

Girush

Directed by: Igal Hecht

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In August of 2005 Israel removed nearly ten thousand Israeli citizens from the Gaza strip. Though hailed as a great military success, the aftermath and rehabilitation of the removed has been as a of..

At the End of the Day (2000)

Directed by: Ayelet Bargur

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Four commanders in the same Israeli Defense Force Golan Heights paratrooper unit, were killed over a 22-month period. With great sensitivity and skill, Bargur, whose brother Zvi was among those who..

The Impossible Spy (1987)

Directed by: Jim Goddard

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This riveting feature film tells the incredible but true story of Elie Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jew and top Israeli intelligence recruit whose obsession with his mission as a double agent drove him a..

Second Watch (1995)

Directed by: Udi Ben-Arie

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Berkowitz, an Israeli Reserve soldier, is on watch at a remote post along the Israeli-Jordanian border. Just a few yards away across the border, he finds an equally bored Jordanian soldier. The the..

Two (2008)

Shnaim

Directed by: Shimon Richik

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In the midst of the war in Gaza, a mixed Arab and Israeli couple debate the question of military service.

After (1990)

Directed by: Eytan Fox

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A young soldier is being treated very harsh by his commanding lieutenant. Just before they will be sent out to Lebanon, their battalion gets one day off to relax in Jerusalem. There the soldier out..

Azit, The Paratrooper Dog (1972)

Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit

Directed by: Boaz Davidson

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Lieutenant Uri and Tami's dog Azit, saves the neighborhood butcher's wife from a burglar. Following this act she is sent to a training course that prepares her for traking and detective work. Azit's..

Private Popsicle (1983)

Sapiches

Directed by: Boaz Davidson

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The fourth sequl of Lemon Popsicle, is about hree Israeli friends - Bobby, Benji and Hughie - joined the mandatory army drafted, but they're not quite ready to give up the freedom they've enjoyed so..

Z32 (2008)

Directed by: Avi Mograbi

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Israeli "docu-essayist" Avi Mograbi reveals the deepest longings of a nation in conflict in this genre-breaking and original work. A young Israeli, while serving in the army, participates in a the a..

Tsur's Kids (2010)

Hayiladim Shel Tzur

Directed by: Yaron Yarkoni

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Six men and one mother provide a portrait of present day Israel and an introspective into the consequences of being a paratrooper in the world's most famous army, The Israeli Defense Forces. The and..

Secret Kingdom (2010)

Mamlehet Ha'sod

Directed by: Nir Toib

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The incredible story of the Yatza Affair-an affair in which Brigadier General (Res.) Yitzhak Yaacov, a member of the Palmach and Deputy Commander of Gush Etzion during the War of Independence, Head..

Another World (2012)

Directed by: Eitan Reuven

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A post-apocalyptic horror/science fiction film. The setting is in a near post-apocalyptic future where a biological warfare program goes wrong, and turns most of humanity to mindless, murderous - to..

Private (2004)

Directed by: Saverio Costanzo

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A Palestinian family with five children lives outside town, near Israeli settlements. Samia, the wife, wants to leave; so does one teen son. Mohammad, the patriarch, is adamant that he is staying. a..

And Thou Shalt Love (2008)

V'ahavta

Directed by: Chaim Elbaum

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Ohad, a young orthodox Jew, tries to extinguish his homosexual tendencies. But when his boyfriend returns from the army, he finds he can no longer evade his feelings and questions within himself,..

Shahida - Brides of Allah (2008)

Directed by: Natalie Assouline Terebilo

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March 21st, 2002, a crisp bright winter morning. It is mother's day. Kahira makes breakfast for her four small children and hugs them goodbye as they leave for school. Only two hours later, Kahira a..

100 Days in Green (2004)

100 Days in Green

Directed by: Mooly Landesman

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Israel is a nation of immigrants. Since its establishment in 1948, millions of Jews have made Israel their home. To this day, they come to start new lives and to defend their state. The are..

Late Summer Blues (1987)

Blues Lahofesh Hagadol

Directed by: Renen Schorr

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A group of close friends celebrate the bittersweet changes coming to their lives during the summer of their high-school graduation: adult responsibilities, adult romance -- and the soberingly adult..

Attack at Dawn (1970)

Ha-Pritza Hagdola

Directed by: Menahem Golan

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Eli is an Israeli soldier who manages to escape from a notorious Arab prison. He makes it back to Israel, where he finds Beno, another soldier who had spent 2 years of horror in the same prison. a..

The Deserter's Wife (1991)

Isha Zara

Directed by: Michal Bat-Adam

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Nina is a French concert pianist. One day she meets Ilan, an Israeli computer experts, in Paris on vacation. They fall in love, marry and move with their son Gili to Israel. Not much later,..

The Tunnel (2008)

Ha Min'ara

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Socrates on a Scooter (2006)

Directed by: Micha Livne

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A seemingly simple story: a young man goes out to war and doesn't return.Many years later his son, now an adult, decides to make an album or perhaps a film, commemorating his father. He soon that to..

The Command (2009)

Directed by: Adi Azulai

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As newlyweds Mote and Revi wake up one morning, Moti receives a call-up for military reserve duty. He is obliged to go, but his wife has other ideas.

The Other War (2008)

Directed by: Tamar Glezerman

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The Other War tells the tale of Tel-Aviv during the second Lebanon war. It's a film about Tel-Aviv, Militarism and denial, but mainly about love. Elly, the heroine, finds herself trapped between two..

In Sight (2003)

Be'Merhak Negia

Directed by: Eyal Halfon

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As the sun sets on the day of Yom Kippur 1973, David and Yoel, best friends ever, climb into their tanks heading off to a desperate battle. One month after this most painful war, a company of to and..

Jenin Diary - The Inside Story (2002)

Jenin Yoman Miluim

Directed by: Gil Mezuman

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The documentary Jenin Yoman Miluim (Jenin Diary) chronicles what happens to a group of Israeli soldiers after a Palestinian attack that results in the death of 13 servicemen. The director, a member..

Last Cannon Shell (1999)

Directed by: Ziv Kanari

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Since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and until the 1967 war, the kibbutzim located in northern Israel, right under the Golan Heights, were subject to constant bombing and sniper a..

Tsahal (1994)

Tsahal

Directed by: Claude Lanzmann

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Tsahal is a film about the Israeli army based on interviews with young soldiers and which created much controversy, provoking the right-wing activists to throw tear gas bombs during its showing in a..

Operation Grandma (1999)

Mivtza Savta

Directed by: Dror Shaul

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Mivtza Savta (Operation Grandma) is a satirical comedy about the Israeli military and about kibbutz life. The story revolves around three brothers: Alon (34), a no-nonsense army officer; Benny a a..

Three Days and A Child (1967)

Directed by: Uri Zohar

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Old and new relationships are explored in the film based on the classic story by A.B. Yehoshua. A young man returns to his kibbutz after army service, to find that the woman with whom he is in love,..

Eyewitness: David Rubinger (1998)

Directed by: Micha Shagrir

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Israel Prize laureate David Rubinger has been photographing important dramatic events and personalities in Israel's history since 1947. For the first time ever, we return together with the to some a..

Rolling (1998)

Directed by: Yossi Rabach

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The story of the Israeli Paralympic basketball team in the European championship.In the past, Israel was the ultimate winner in most fields of Paralympic sports. Now, the team has to fight in order..

Paratroopers (1979)

Masa Alunkot

Directed by: Judd Ne'eman

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The first Israeli film to call for a political analysis and reassessment of life in contemporary Israel. Ne'eman makes his case through depiction of paratrooper boot camp and a nonconforming recruit..

Summer Rains (2005)

Directed by: Ram Landes, Menashe Raz

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The evacuation of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip and North Samaria in August 2005 provides the backdrop for Summer Rains. During the evacuation settlers were uprooted from their homes and the..

A General's Story (2005)

Directed by: David Havler

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Michael Levi wakes up and marches out for his daily routine dressed up as a Lieutenant-General. He is a flower-shop deliveryman, living a military routine in his own mind. Michael is the only in who..

Restless Night (2008)

Directed by: Yaniv Ben-Atar

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Saar is an "Intifada" veteran, a former undercover soldier in the special forces of the Israeli army. He and Ayala, his girlfriend in the past five years are about to be wed.As their wedding day and..

Meltdown (2008)

Directed by: Avi Levi

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24 hours in the lives of eleven people living in Sderot and Gaza, whose fates have been bound together by a day in Israel. Boaz, an army officer is longing for a wife and family. Miriam, is..

Night Vision (2010)

Reiat Layla

Directed by: Amir Michalovich

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At night, in a desolate guard-post in the occupied territories, a dismayed paratrooper in the Israeli army talks about his meaningless existence with his fellow watch-man, while fate concocts a and..

Family in Captivity (2011)

Mishpaha BaShevi

Directed by: Tal Goren

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Directed by Tal Goren Israel, 2011) June 25 marks five years of Gilad Shalit being held captive in Gaza. From June 22 till June 27 we invite communities across North America to honor Gilad and the..

Street Under Fire (2001)

Directed by: Amir Tal, Kobi Yonatan

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The Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo has been the target of sniper attacks from the adjacent Palestinian village of Beit Jala since the beginning of the new Intifada. This timely documentary features..

Testimony (2011)

Edut

Directed by: Shlomi Elkabetz

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An Israeli Army officer remembers... A Palestinian remembers as well. This film is a voyage into the collective memory; a voyage rooted in stories of daily life.Palestinian testimonies collected the..

The Law in These Parts (2011)

Directed by: Ra'anan Alexandrowicz

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The Law in These Parts explores the four-decade-old military legal system in the Occupied Territories. Since Israel conquered the territories in the 1967 War, the Israeli Defense Forces legal corps..

Barriers (2011)

Directed by: Golan Rise

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Uri, a young officer, together with two soldiers under his command, are manning a checkpoint in the territitories. Two women from the "Watch" organization try to interfere with their work. Uri is as..

Concrete (2011)

Betton

Directed by: Nurit Kedar

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Operation "Cast Lead" in Gaza wasn't covered by the media due to a military embargo. For the first time Israeli soldiers who took part in "Cast Lead" in Gaza 2009 come forward. Ten soldiers and sit..

Ha'Medinah She'ba'Derekh (2011)

ha'Medinah she'ba'Derekh

Directed by: Yoel Sharon

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A wheelchair-bound veteran from the Yom Kippur War goes on a journey throughout Israel in search of national and personal conscience.

My Brother, My Hero

Ach Sheli Gibor

Directed by: Lior Shefer

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When a missile hit their PUMA (an Israeli combat vehicle) during the Second Lebanon War, Uri and Dubi's lives were changed forevermore. Long after the war has fallen off the public radar, the two a..

Moishe Aircondition (1966)

Moishe Ventilator

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A Nation in Reserve (2009)

Medina Bemil

Directed by: Yalon Gurewitz

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This documentary series follows members of an elite reserve unit who once a year make the harsh transitions from civilian to military life and back - from the moment they receive their call-ups and..

Poisoned (2010)

November Efes Shmoneh

Directed by: Daniel Sivan

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A bunch of boys, friends since elementary school, are about to go into the army. Once inside, all but one of them are counting the days until their release. One of them graduates from an officers'..

Violins in Wartime (2011)

Kinorot be-Milchama

Directed by: Yael Katzir

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The power of music as a symbol of sanity in a time of war. Amnon Weinsten is a violin-maker who works with his son Avishai. When the Second Lebanon War breaks out in summer 2006, Amnon to keep..

Room 514 (2011)

Heder 514

Directed by: Sharon Bar-Ziv, Sharon Shavit

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Javelin (2012)

Kidon

Directed by: Emmanuel Nakash

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Israeli and French filmmakers are preparing to shoot a comedy based on the 2010 assassination of senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Powder (2011)

Directed by: Eyal Goldberg

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A leftist gay activist is shown doing reserve duty as a tank commander.

One Day, After Peace (2012)

Directed by: Miri Laufer, Erez Laufer

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Robi Damelin, an Israeli of South African origin, lost her soldier son in the occupied territories. Robi tries to reconcile with her son's Palestinian killer, however he refuses, stating that her of..