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Batito is Unemployed (1987)

Ha-Muvtal Batito

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An unemployed man breaks in to a party member's apartment, stumbles on evidence of corruption, and eventually ends up on top of the party.

Israel Forever (1981)

Am Yisrael Chai

Directed by: Assi Dayan

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A politician with a temporary sexual disorder is sent to Eliat for rest. All seems well until his wife, who thinks her husband is on a trip abroad, also comes to Eliat for vacation.

Koko is 19 (1985)

Koko Ben 19

Directed by: Dani Warth

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A poor kid in a musical band sees his dreams smashed by his poverty and the economic issues within the state.

Lemon Tree (2008)

Etz Limon

Directed by: Eran Riklis

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Salma, a 45 years old widow from a small Palestinian village in the West Bank, finds herself fighting the Israeli Minister of Defense who built his house on the green line border between Israel and..

Sima Vaknin Witch (2003)

Sima Vaknin Machshefa

Directed by: Dror Shaul

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Sima is an older women who discovers she has supernatural powers after a curse that she puts on her neighbor comes true. She becomes famous overnight as a psychic and is driven by her greedy and in..

Disengagement (2007)

Hitnatkoot

Directed by: Amos Gitai

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A political drama centered around Israel's pullout from the occupied Gaza strip, in which a French woman of Israeli origin comes to the Gaza Strip to find her long ago abandoned daughter.

The Fox (1978)

Hashual Belul Hatarnegolot

Directed by: Ephraim Kishon

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Amitz Dolniker, an uptight Israeli politician has a heart attack in the middle of his speech. His doctor advices him to "go someplace quite, rest, and don't make speeches". His young assistant they..

Whispering Embers (2008)

Directed by: Ali Nassar

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Love and revolution bring together two people who have pledged their lives to each other in this romantic drama. The film takes on a journey through the life of Jamal, a man facing the of he..

And on the Third Day (2010)

Uvayom hashlishi

Directed by: Moshe Ivgy

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And on the Third Day portrays a future Israel as a country far beyond identity crises, where violence is rampant, social and political anarchy rules, and where perverse sexual satisfactions are the..

1000 Stars (2009)

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In post-production as of July 2009: A documentary about the complex fabric of life in Jerusalem on the eve of municipal elections.

Defamation (2009)

Hashmatza

Directed by: Yoav Shamir

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Yoav Shamir travels the world in search of the most modern manifestations of the "oldest hatred" - anti-Semitism - and comes up with some startling answers. His film & title focus almost on the..

Married to a Palestinian (2008)

Directed by: Michael Kovalsky, Elena Mescheryakova

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Russian-born Tanya and Nona married Palestinian students and came with their husbands to the Territories. Just kilometers from their home live hundreds of thousands of their compatriots.

The Shakshuka System (2008)

Directed by: Ilan Aboody

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The "Shakshuka" System is the story of the Israeli journalist, Miki Rosenthal, and his attempt to understand the "behind the scenes relationship between money and government" in Israel. This is the..

Tel Aviv-Jaffa (2009)

Tel Aviv Yafo

Directed by: Anat Zeltser, Gabi Bibliovitz

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In celebration of the 100 years since Tel Aviv's establishment, this two-part film depicts the remarkable, moving and humorous story of the largest and most important city in Israel, the secular and..

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..

Srak Srak (2009)

Directed by: Haim Bouzaglo

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2004. In the months leading up to the disengagement from the Gaza Strip, fear of an assassnation of then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon by groups of rightists came to the forefront.

Food for Thought (2007)

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Salsa Tel Aviv (2011)

Directed by: Jorge Weller

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Salsa in Tel Aviv is a romantic comedy. Vicky is a talented salsa dancer who arrives in Israel in order to work and send money to her mother and son overseas. Her son's father, Beto, is living in as..

Gevald! (2009)

Directed by: Ron Ofer, Yohai Hakak

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As a young Haredi boy, Shmuel-Haim Pappenhym knew he must cover his eyes during Independence Day fireworks so as not to participate in "Zionist celebrations". Today, as a radical Ultra-Orthodox he a..

The Last Resort (1999)

Hagarin Hakasheh

Directed by: Aner Preminger

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It is September 13, 1993 - the Oslo Accord has just been signed in DC, Rabin and Arafat shook hands. Enter Noam Wax, the former leader of the Nahal Settlement (the Israeli Army's communal living who..

The Milky Way (1996)

Shvil HaHalav

Directed by: Ali Nassar

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Set in 1964 in an unnamed village under Israeli military rule since 1948, a local half-wit Mabruq loses his parents during a period of forced exile while the object of his affections, Jamilah, has..

Haifa (1996)

Haifa

Directed by: Rashid Masharawi

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Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, comes and goes in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. He is closely related a..

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..

Cross Fire (1988)

Esh Tzolevet

Directed by: Gidon Ganani

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In 1948, romance ignites between a Jewish woman from Tel Aviv and an Arab man. They are threatened by the approaching war between Israelis and Palestinians. Defying the wishes of their families, the..

Stalin's Disciples (1987)

Yaldei Stalin

Directed by: Nadav Levitan

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The death of Stalin leads to an ideological crisis in a Kibbutz loyal to socialism. Should the characters feel shame for their fallen comrade, or hatred for the terrible crimes he has committed

The Smile of the Lamb (1985)

Hiuch HaGdi

Directed by: Shimon Dotan

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Military governor Katzman tries to flush out fugitive PLO terrorists in a West Bank town. The lives of many including an arab hermit, a child, a member of the PLO, and the town doctor overlap in in..

Again Forever (1985)

Roman Behemshechim

Directed by: Oded Kotler

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Effi Avidar, played by Chaim Topol, is reconsidering his marriage after a near death experience. He also finds that he is at odds in attempting to find a place in his daughters life and a very 1977..

Fatoush (2008)

Directed by: Hisham Abdel Khalek

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What if Palestine and Israel formed one country ... in peace ? As an Arab lady arrives in this new country, she is faced with a new reality that will shake her expectations

Alila (2003)

Alila

Directed by: Amos Gitai

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In Tel Aviv, the gloomy Ezra hires foreign workers without permits to build an addition to a homely block of flats where his ex-wife Mali lives with her current lover Ilan. Ezra and Mali's young son..

Life According to Agfa (1992)

Ha-Chayim Al-Pi Agfa

Directed by: Assi Dayan

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The complex Israeli social and political fabric is captured via a Tel Aviv pub owned by a middle aged woman who, along with her patrons, is looking for love. Life According to Agfa follows the on in..

Fellow Travellers (1982)

Magash Ha'Kesef

Directed by: Judd Ne'eman

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Yoni, a left-wing Israeli, is returning from a trip to Germany with DM500,000 for Palestinians in the West Bank. They want to use it to buy weapons. Yuni, torn between the Israeli and Palestine that..

Hamsin (1982)

Hamsin

Directed by: Daniel Wachsmann

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A story of forbidden love between Hava, the sister of a Jewish farmer, and Halded, an Arab laborer.

The Man Who Came to Take (1981)

HaIsh SheBaa LaKahat

Directed by: Prosper Pariente

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The plot deals with a suitcase full of diamonds which would bring down the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. A businessman, who was supposed to use the money for welfare, will advance shares, buy the and The..

How to Cover Your Ass (1998)

Ha-Madrich Lekisui Tachat

Directed by: Assi Dayan

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A Tel Avivian man from the left wing camp uses the peace support rallies as an alibi to cover for his affair with a right-wing camp woman. Rabin's murder disrupts his plans.

Streets of Yesterday (1989)

Rehovot Ha'Etmol

Directed by: Judd Ne'eman

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A powerful and provocative film that confronts the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. Draws heavily from the "spy thriller" genre. This is a story of a relationship between three men: Amin, a Palestinian..

The Sell Out (1976)

Melimot Be-Yerushalaim

Directed by: Peter Collinson

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The KGB and the CIA have struck a bargain to eliminate former agents who might prove embarrassing to either of their espionage organizations. The chief of the CIA mission in Lebanon names Gabriel as..

The Champagne Spy (2007)

Meragel Ha-Shampaniya

Directed by: Nadav Schirman

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In the early sixties, Oded is just 12 years old when his father reveals to him that he is a Mossad agent and makes the boy swear to secrecy. He leaves his familiy for a mission in Cairo, where from..

Rabin - Peres: Everything is Personal (2007)

Rabin - Peres: Hakol Eshi

Directed by: Arik Henig

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Shimon Peres and the late Yitzhak Rabin are undoubtedly the most riveting political duo in the state of Israel. Their relationship knew many ups and downs, mainly downs resulting from the polar the..

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..

Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)

Chronica Shel He'almut

Directed by: Elia Suleiman

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What does is mean to be Palestinian in the second half of the twentieth century? Filmmaker Elia Suleiman was born in Nazareth in 1960, well after the establishment in 1948 of the state of Israel in..

Eminent Domain (1990)

Eminent Domain

Directed by: John Irvin

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A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.

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.

Have You Heard About the Panthers? (2002)

Shamata Al Ha Panterim?

Directed by: Nissim Mossek

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In the 1970s, a new protest movement burst into Israeli politics. Calling themselves the Black Panthers, this group of rebellious young Mizrahi men was intensely critical of racism and class bias as..

The Decision Maker (2010)

Mekabel Ha Hachlatot

Directed by: Danny Yagil

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Gideon Harel, The Prime Minister of Israel, a cynical and experienced politician, arrives to take part in a TV election debate. The polls are not showing good results, there are no achievements to a..

Eye Witness (2008)

Directed by: Micha Shagrir

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Israel, as envisioned through the lens of the internationally acclaimed photographer David Rubinger, the laureate of the Israeli Award for Photography. Rubinger began his career in 1947 and has and..

I'm a Civil War - The Life of Chaim Gouri (2008)

Directed by: Omri Lior

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The 45 minute documentary on the life and work of Israel Prize winner Chaim Gouri depicts his life as a reflection of the history of the State of Israel. Chaim Gouri, the author, warrior, journalist..

Playoff (2011)

Directed by: Eran Riklis

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Playoff tells the story of legendary Israeli basketball coach Max Stoller. He became a national hero, when he made Maccabi Tel Aviv into European Champions in the late Seventies, one of Israel's But..

Shield of Solomon (2008)

Shield of Solomon

Directed by: Igal Hecht

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Thousands of men, women and children from Southern Sudan and the region of Darfur have been killed in what's described as the first genocide of the 21st century. Shield of Solomon, a new documentary..

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..

Disengaging Democracy (2006)

Disengaging Democracy

Directed by: Igal Hecht

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Disengaging Democracy, from award winning documentary filmmaker Igal Hecht, takes a rare and provocative look at what happened to Israeli democracy before, during, and after the historical 2005 Gaza..

Altalena (1994)

Directed by: Ilana Tsur

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Normal.dotm 0 0 1 151 864 Brandeis University 7 1 1061 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false This documentary examines the 1948 episode of the Altalena, a ship whose fate nearly incited..

Living For Tomorrow: Untold Stories by the Pioneering Women of Israel (2000)

Directed by: Lilach Dekel

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Lilach Dekel’s grandmother immigrated from Eastern Europe to Palestine in the 1920s resolved to help build the kibbutz movement. With an unwavering belief in Socialism and Zionism, these young..

On My Way To Father's Land (1995)

Directed by: Aner Preminger

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A moving documentary account of a son's struggle to understand his father's past. The film takes us on two journeys: the first is to Vienna, where director Preminger's father returns to his home to..

The Vision of Chaim Weizmann (1963)

Directed by: Lazar Dunner

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This is a biography of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the first President of Israel, incorporating film footage, sketches, and still photographs. The film begins with Dr. Weizmann's inauguration as President a..

10 Days in Gaza (2005)

Directed by: Dov Gil-Har

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A Film by Dov Gil-Har (Israel, 2005, 65 Minutes, Color, Hebrew, English subtitles) On the 15th of August 2005, Israel embarked on a journey that changed it geographically, politically 10..

Territories (1982)

Directed by: Amos Gitai

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Part of Israeli director Amos Gitai's TERRITORIES series, this set of documentaries examines the territories occupied by the Israeli invasion of... Part of Israeli director Amos Gitai's TERRITORIES..

How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon (1997)

Eich Hifsakti L'fahed V'lamadeti L'ehov et Arik Sharon

Directed by: Avi Mograbi

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With the 1996 election campaign approaching, director Avi Mograbi set out to make a film about an infamous and admired political figure, former Israeli cabinet minister and legendary army general, a..

Happy Birthday, Mr. Mograbi (1999)

Yom Huledet Same'ach Mar Mograbi

Directed by: Avi Mograbi

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Israeli gadfly Avi Mograbi (HOW I LEARNED TO OVERCOME MY FEAR AND LOVE ARIK SHARON, 1996) is back with a politically dense, tongue-in-cheek mock documentary. It is 1998 and Israel is turning is by..

Inventing our Life: the Kibbutz Experiment (2011)

Directed by: Toby Perl Freilich

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A documentary examining the 100-year history of Israel's kibbutz movement, recreating its glorious past and chronicling its recent decline. The film focuses on the heartbreak and hope of the modern..

Systema (2010)

Systema

Directed by: Ohad Milstein

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Documentary film with a strong esthetic value, following the Israel synchronized swimming team, observing the individual in its attempt to find a place in a collective. Synchronized swimming is a a..

Citizen Number 1 (2010)

Ehud Olmert Ezrach Lemofet

Directed by: Vanessa Lapa

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60 years ago Israel independence changed the face of the Middle East. Today, the region faces crucial dilemmas: Life or Death, War or Peace, Jewish or Arab, Together or Apart. An exclusive intimate..

The Prime Minister's Wife (2010)

Eishet Rosh Hamemshala

Directed by: Tzipi Trope

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A look at Aliza Olmert's stormy years as the prime minister's wife.

Interrupted Streams (2010)

Zramim Ktu'im

Directed by: Guy Davidi, Alexandre Goetchmann

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Different paths intercept in one village in the West Bank. Along the broken water pipelines, villagers walk toward an indefinite future. Israel controls the water, supplies only a small amount of is..

Skate of Mind (2010)

Directed by: Karin Kainer

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A short glance at the city. Modern, historic, gray, we look at her from above. But there is a large underground culture that is living on the sidelines, at the edge of the concrete, and looking at -..

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..

Women of Hamas (2010)

Nashot Ha'Chamas

Directed by: Suha Arraf

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Everyone was surprised at the triumph of Hamas in the last Palestinian elelctions, but the bigger surprise was that the women were behind that victory. We follow three Hamas women to try and why an..

Gilad Shalit: 2 Years in Captivity (2008)

Directed by: Irit Gal

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On June 25 2006, a Palestinian resistance force in Gaza crawled out of a tunnel and attacked an IDF tank. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and Gilad Shalit, the gunner of the tank, was captured and..

The Body (2001)

Directed by: Jonas McCord

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An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin the..

Under the Feet of Women (1997)

Sous les Pieds des Femmes

Directed by: Rachida Krim

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This romantic, political drama is about the reunion of an Algerian woman who abandoned her lover 35 years earlier to live in France, and the lover who chose to stay in Algeria and fight the French..

Death Before Dishonor (1987)

Directed by: Terry Leonard

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Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However, due to the 'enlightened' views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge of is in..

Land of the Settlers (2005)

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The land of the Settlers is the most encompassing and thorough account of the no. 1 problem in the Middle East. Produced and directed by Chaim Yavin, Israel foremost television personality since the..

Miral (2010)

Miral

Directed by: Julian Schnabel

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Based on the novel by Rula Jebreal, the movie revolves around a real-life orphanage established by a Palestinian woman (Abbass) following the 1948 creation of the Israeli state. (Pinto) was sent to..

77 Steps (2010)

77 Madregot

Directed by: Ibtisam Mara'ana

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This is the personal journey of the director who leaves her Arab-Muslim village and moves to Tel Aviv. While searching for an apartment, she encounters discrimination by most landlords because of an..

A Place of Hope (2010)

Mikom L'tikvah

Directed by: Meirav Adler

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After years of pursuing justice in the civil society, Nurit is running for the Knesset with "Hadash", a radical communist-socialist Party. She now has to face her family, the party members..

My Dream, Your Nightmare

Directed by: Nissim Levy

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Chana Meir is a religious woman. Ruti Duek is secular. Chana lives in Ir David, a Jewish settlement in the Arab village of Silwan, right outside Jerusalem's Old City. Ruti Duek is a political and of..

Ilana Gur – Out of Frame (2010)

Ilana Gur-- Michutz La'misgeret

Directed by: Nurit Kedar, Ido Bahat

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Ilana Gur, the controversial artist, sought after by the whose-who in the Israel and politicians around the world, sits on the balcony of her remarkable museum in Jaffa and offers us a glimpse into..

Enraged (2006)

Directed by: Eyal Eithcowich

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A group of Jewish-Israeli activists refuse to sit back while the occupation continues. They bring food into Palestinian villages under curfew, tear down parts of the separation barrier, and serve as..

Salt of This Sea (2008)

Milh Hadha al-Bahr

Directed by: Annemarie Jacir

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Ben Gurion Airport. An American passport is placed on the counter. The security agent looks up to find Soraya, a third generation refugee from Brooklyn. She is asked to step aside for a thorough The..

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..

52/50 (2006)

Directed by: Uri Bar-On

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A documentary film which deals with the violence of Immigration Police and the situation of foreign workers in Israel.

The Matchmaker (2010)

Pa'am Ha'iti

Directed by: Avi Nesher

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In 1968 Haifa, a teenage boy gets a summer job with a Holocaust survivor who makes ends meet by brokering marriages and smuggling goods. Throughout the summer, the mysterious matchmaker takes the on..

Baghdad Bandstand (2002)

Directed by: Eyal Halfon

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In the early fifties, during the big wave of immigration from Iraq, several musicians arrived in Israel who were considered real stars in the Arabic world of music. In this new land, no one had ever..

Citizen Aloni (2008)

Directed by: Anat Saragusti

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With a lot of Chutzpah and against all odds, Shulamit Aloni managed to work her way to the top of the Israeli political world. At the age of 80, she now looks back at her brilliant career as a of in..

Battle of Jenin (2002)

Directed by: Noam Shalev

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The setting is April 2002 in a Jenin refugee camp on The West Bank. When Israel army units try to overtake the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Fatah militants, the result is massive casualties on the..

Sallah (1964)

Sallah Shabati

Directed by: Ephraim Kishon

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This film concerns a Yemenite Jewish family that was flown to Israel during "Operation Magic Carpet" - a clandestine operation that flew 49,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel the year after the state was -..

Hummus Curry (2007)

Directed by: Yoni Zigler, Noam Pinchas

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For many years now, travelling to India has been a rite of passage in Israeli life. We hear so much about the Israelis in India that we sometimes forget there are actually Indians living there. an a..

Hummus for Two (1997)

Pa'amayim Humus

Directed by: Eyal Halfon

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With all their disagreements, one of the few things Israelis and Palestinians see eye to eye on is their love for hummus. A creamy paste made of chickpeas, it is a national culinary for Two sets out..

Israel- Aerial Odyssey (2008)

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Join us on an aerial journey that brings the story of the Holy Land to life. Get a breathtaking new perspective on its past, as well as on its future in the making.Stunning aerial photography the to..

Jerusalem Syndrome (2008)

Le Syndrome de Jerusalem

Directed by: Stéphane Bélaïsch, Emmanuel Naccache

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The Jerusalem Syndrome is a comic road movie showing Israel in a way never done before and aimed at anyone who is young at heart, who still dreams, who still believes in freedom and tells the story..

Journey to Jerusalem (2003)

Patuvane kam Yerusalim

Directed by: Ivan Nitchev

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Two kids (German Jews accompanied by an old uncle) are trying to escape from the raging fascists towards the land of their ancestors - Palestine. They have to reach Istanbul by train and then to a a..

King Lati the First (2008)

Directed by: Uri Bar-On

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Lati is only eight years old, but he already has a heavy load on his shoulders. Born in Tel Aviv to a Senegalese father and a Belarusian mother, he is heir to the throne of a Senegalese tribe. But a..

Yitzhak Rabin - A Biography (2004)

Directed by: Ben Shani

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A two-part documentary film that tells the life story of the former Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Laureate, Yitzhak Rabin. The documentary offers interviews with Rabin's fellow politicians and a..

Troubled Water (2005)

ma'im so'arim

Directed by: Gil Karni

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In 1990, dreaming of a simple life working the sea, 15 Israeli families started a settlement named Dugit amongst the Palestinian fishermen just south of the Green Line in Gaza. The Palestinians them..

The Real Game (1980)

Ha-Mishak Ha'Amiti

Directed by: Avi Cohen

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One man decides to quit his job in business and start over in politics. He begins to fall in love with the power of political games. As Israeli politics gets complicated, so does his life.

The Ambassador (1984)

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson

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Based on the novel, 52 Pick-Up by Elmore Leonard An Amerian ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East, but his efforts are hampered when his wife has an affair with a PLO..

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,..

Back and Forth (2010)

Arba'a Sipurim Mehanegev

Directed by: Uri Rosenwaks, Morad Al-Farwne, Yusra Abu Kaff, Kamla Abu Zeila, Mai Al –Farouna

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Four promising Bedouin directors from the Negev desert turn the camera on themselves and their society to record a self-portrait of their community and its hardships. This unprecedented and account..

The Human Turbine (2010)

Directed by: Danny Bertha

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"Human turbine" is the story of an exciting encounter between Jewish academics Palestinian shepherds Susiya population - refugees deported three times already. Noam Dotan, child prodigy - a genius -..

Shooting Conflicts (2003)

Directed by: Noam Shalev

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For seven years, Alon Bernstein, an Israeli TV news journalist working for AP, and Jimmy Michael, a Palestinian TV journalist working for BBC, have gathered the news, witnessing events from opposite..

Out For Love...Be Back Shortly (1997)

Yatzati L'Hapes Ahavah - Techef Ashuv

Directed by: Dan Katzir

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Dan Katzir's autobiographical film expresses the outcry of his generation, as it struggles to find love and privacy amidst the reality of daily terror and hate. Mr. Katzir, a former officer and his..

The Blue Lamb (2005)

Directed by: Dalia Mevorach, Dani Dothan

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Manashe Kadishman, sculptor, painter and Israel Prize laureate, is a natural film hero, primitive man in the modern world, a giant in little white pants, half a child and half an old man, half a and..

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.

I'm a Sabra (2008)

Directed by: Yair Lev

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The second of two chronological episodes dealing with the formation and evolution of Israeli identity as it is reflected in art: from "sabra" art - rich in audacity and poor in material - through up..

For Making Me A Woman (2005)

Directed by: Yoram Schaffer

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Religion is conservative in its nature and Judaism is no exception. But in recent years, new voices that carry the message of equality, freedom and a true role for women in public life are now being..

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..

Emile Habibi: I Stayed in Haifa (1997)

Emile Habibi - Niszarty B'Haifa

Directed by: Dalia Karpel

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Documentary about Emile Habiby, Palestinian writer and politician. This film chronicles the last few weeks in his life. This journey into Habiby's past tells the story of personal identity vs. As a..

Just Another Day (2009)

Directed by: Hisham Zreiq

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Just another day is a short film that tells the story of a young Arab man in Europe after the September 11 terror attacks. The film takes place in his apartment somewhere in Europe, providing an of..

Metamorphosis of a Melody (1996)

Milim

Directed by: Amos Gitai

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Historical parable which goes from the fall of Jerusalem to the divisions crossing Israeli society today - and the assassination of Prime Minister Itzakh Rabin.

Sharon (2008)

Directed by: Dror Moreh

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In December 2003 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon publicly announced the Disengagement Plan. Against acrimonious resistance from his own ranks he ordered 21 Jewish settlements to be razed to the father a..

Strawberry Fields (2006)

Directed by: Ayelet Heller

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The story of a strawberry who yearned for independence. Imagine a story about hope, frustration, occupation, globalization and politics, and at its center a small red fruit-a strawberry. The mother..

InSight (2003)

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..

The Films of Yaacov Ben Dov: Father of the Hebrew Cinema (1993)

Directed by: Yaacov Gross

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A chronicle of the intertwined history of the early days of Zionism and filmmaking in Palestine as shown through the telling portrait of filmmaker Yaakov Ben Dov. The helmer was the first Jewish in..

Yolande: An Unsung Heroine (2010)

Directed by: Dan Wolman

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This riveting documentary tells the story of Yolande Gabai de Botton, considered by many the Jewish "Mata Hari." A sophisticated Jewish woman from Alexandria, Egypt, she risked her son's life and in..

Pickels (2005)

Directed by: Dalit Kimor

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This is the story of eight Israeli Arab widows, all lacking vocational training, who decided one day to change their fate and to jointly open a "start up" - a plant for high quality pickles. As with..

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..

Shalom, Jordan (2005)

Directed by: Dov Gil-Har

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On the 10th anniversary of the Israeli-Jordanian peace accord, Israeli filmmaker Dov Gil-Har reveals the story behind the secret negotiations which lead to the historic treaty.Shalom Jordan unveils..

Snapshots (2008)

Directed by: Dov Gil-Har, Uri Rozen

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In the course of the last 60 years, the Israeli collective memory has been burned with several never to be forgotten images . As part of Israel@60 events, filmmaker Dov Gil-Har returns to seven of 7..

The Bunker (2002)

Directed by: Nitza Gonen

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The film chronicles a few months in the life of Pinchas Cohen-Gan - one of Israel's greatest artists. In recent years, Cohen-Gan's art has expressed his obsession with Nazi Germany. This has drawn..

The Key (2001)

Directed by: Dan Geva, Noit Geva

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When Margalit and Ilan fight all the village people run to hide behind closed doors, because they are not just screaming at one another. They are fighting over the most valuable object in the world:..

Taqasim (1999)

Directed by: Duki Dror

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A voyage to the hidden treasures of classical Arabic music, and to the participation of Jewish musicians in this cultural heritage.Taqasim draws a unique portrait of the Middle East in the 30's, a..

Reds: Chronicle of a Struggle (2008)

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The film "Reds- Chronicle of a Struggle" follows the struggle of the fans of the Hapoel Tel-Aviv basketball team against the decision of the Tel Aviv municipality to tear down the Ussishkin Hall, of..

I Had a Dream (2009)

Directed by: Tezeta Germay

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The extraordinary life story of Yona Bugale who worked ceaselessly as a teacher and community leader, promoting connections with the State of Israel and with Jewish organizations, in order to the of..

The Law in These Parts (2011)

Shilton Ha-Chok

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..

Sho'qostak (What's Your Story?) (2011)

Sho'qostak (ma ha'Sipur Shelach?)

Directed by: Paulina Carbonnier, Jamal Khalaile

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Jamal, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, meets five young Israelis with different ideological perspectives. Through conversations on different topics, they express their identity and find the logic a..

Policeman (2011)

Ha'Shoter

Directed by: Nadav Lapid

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A police officer in an anti-terrorism unit lives his life between his friends and enemies. The birth of his daughter and an encounter with Israel's class war undermines his organized values system.

Apocalypse Today (2011)

ha'Kenesset: Apokolipsiya ha'Yom

Directed by: Uri Rosenvaks

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A behind-the-scene look at Israel's Knesset over the course of a year.

God's Messengers (The Story of a Cult) (2011)

Shluchei ha'El

Directed by: Itzik Lerner

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A documentary about "Gilad's Farm," the stronghold of the extremist Hilltop Youth, on the eve of the settlement construction freeze and the outpost evacuation. This film is post-production..

Condo Mishmash (1986)

Ha-Krav Al HaVa'ad

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Avi Cohen directs this outlandish satire about a group of small-time apartment-complex oligarchs who will do anything to preserve their tiny measure of power in an upcoming election against local As..

Ben Gurion Hosting (2011)

Ben Gurion Meurach

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The viewers meet David Ben-Gurion in his desert home in Sde-Boker as his guests and hear his animated character, describing the main events in his life, from his childhood in Plonsk through the of..

To Remove the Veil

Lehasir et ha-Re'ala

Directed by: Racheli Schwartz

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The unbelievable story of Rali Sfadi, a 38-year-old Druze woman from the village of Mas'ada in the Golan Heights, who decides to go out on a crusade to realize her political and social dreams.

Epilogue (2012)

Chayuta ve-Beryl

Directed by: Amir Manor

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Hayuta and Berl, an elderly couple, find it hard to adjust to today's Israel and to the social changes surrounding them. After years of struggle, the two refuse to let go of their communal dreams, a..

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.

And Behold There Came a Great Wind (2006)

V'henei Ruach Gadol Ba'ah

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Benny and Rachel Yafet are bereaved parents from the agricultural community of Nezer Hazzani, and Rabbi Raffi Peretz-Lieutenant is a Colonel in reserves and head of the pre-military training academy..

Cafe Noah (1996)

Cafe Noach

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After the country's establishment in 1948, Jewish musicians from Baghdad and Cairo immigrated to Israel. They were masters in Arabic music, but their music was not valued in the new homeland. The no..

Code Name Silence (2005)

Code Shtika

Directed by: Yifat Keidar

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Code Name Silence opens a wound and reveals the best kept secret of Israel's Ethiopian community, a secret which has been concealed for years. In 1985, Operation Moses brought some 8,000 Ethiopian a..

The Paths of our Fathers (2007)

B'Darchei Avot

Directed by: Asaf Shahar

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This film takes us on the unusual journey of a father and his two sons, who decide to make a pilgrimage from the north of Israel to Jerusalem's Western Wall - all in the midst of the Second Menachem..

Yoel, Israel and the Pashkavils (2006)

Yoel Yisrael V'HaPashkavilim

Directed by: Lina Chaplin

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Israel Kletzkin owns a printing press and has written and printed hundreds and thousands of pashkavils. Yoel Krause has been collecting them for 20 years and has over 20,000 in his possession. Yoel..

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2011)

Bakbukim Bayam Shel Aza

Directed by: Thierry Binisti

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This modern-day Romeo-and-Juliet tale is set in Israel and Gaza during the conflicts of 2007 and 2008. After witnessing a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, Tal, a 17-year-old French-Israeli girl, writes..

Seven (2012)

Sheva

Directed by: Adi Peretz

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A man trapped by a puppet master in a metaphorical world and society.

My Neighbourhood (2012)

Directed by: Rebekah Wingert-Jabi, Julia Bacha

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My Neighbourhood follows Palestinian teenager Mohammed El Kurd as half of his home in East Jerusalem is taken over by Jewish settlers. When Israeli activists arrive to protest the takeover alongside..

Honorable Ambassador (2012)

Kvod Ha-Shagrir

Directed by: Jonathan Paz

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Mickey Arbel, the Israeli Ambassador to Camerooon, sets out on a long and exhausting journey into the African country's deep jungles and arid deserts to persuade the villagers of the need for drip..

McDonald Masada (2012)

Directed by: Pele Safra

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We follow an anonymous protest singer on a cross-country "consciousness-altering" tour, with songs about consumer culture, brand names, instant stars and a national "state of emergency" that has..

Moments of That War (2012)

Regaim me-ha-milchama ha-hi

Directed by: Gili Meisler

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A journey into the depths of Israelis' memories of the Yom Kippur War, shattering myths and basic assumptions about themselves, their country, and their political and military leaders.

Secrets of the Lost Treasures (2011)

Sodot ha-ksafim ha-avudim

Directed by: Inbal Petel, Emmanuel Rosen

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Lucy and Samir, Jews who escaped violent persecution in Arab countries, go on a campaign to reclaim their family assets.

Shalom Belfast

Directed by: Itamar Handelman-Smith, Eamon Devlin, Itai Lev

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The film follows the filmmaker, a journalist and writer who moved to Belfast, Ireland to escape the political reality in Israel.

Soldier/Citizen (2012)

Bagrut lochamim

Directed by: Silvina Landsmann

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The film examines a formative moment in the lives of many young people in Israel- the transition from military service to civilian life, in which their political and civic perceptions are formed.

Two Sided Story (2012)

Shnei panim la-sipur

Directed by: Tor Ben Meyor

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August 2011. While the willingness for dialoge and reconciliation has fallen off the public agenda in Israel and Palestine, an extraordinary dialogue workshop comes together in the Palestinian town..

Who Will Pick Up the Gauntlet (2012)

She-mishahu yarim et ha c'fafa.

Directed by: Einat Gefen

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How can Israelis transform their complaining into action? This is a journey of three people searching for how to lead a change.

Yellow Market (2012)

Ha-shuk ha-tzahov

Directed by: Shani Hazizah

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A film about the unbearable ease with which it is possible to buy raw uranium or enriched uranium in an illegal mine in the Congo and on the useless borders between a number of African..

Post Lebanon (2011)

Post Lebanon

Directed by: Lior Agur

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Two friends return home wounded from the inferno of the Second Lebanon War into an agitated protest that rocks the state of Israel. They unite forces in order to fight for their survival and Second..

Enlistment Days (2012)

Ido Haar

Directed by: Ido Haar

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Enlistment Day follows recruits in the USA and France, both countries with Professional armies, and in Israel and Russia (Tatarstan), where military service is compulsory. It aspires to create a who..

Once I Entered a Garden (2012)

Pa’am Nikhnasti LaGan

Directed by: Avi Mograbi

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Israeli Filmmaker, Avi Mograbi, lets us take a look into an ideal bi-national state through learning the history of his past. At first, the film feels like a compilation of documentary footage but a..

Before you is the sea (2011)

Directed by: Hisham Zreiq

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Before you is the sea, is a short film that tells the tale of a young Jewish woman and a young Arab man in love.. but also an allegory of the Middle East peace process, when the Camp David the..

Breaking the wall (2012)

Shoveret Kir

Directed by: Yitzhak Halutzi

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The film uncovers the personality of Dr. Vicki Shiran, a feminist and Mizrahi-born leader who led all major social struggles in the past 3 decades until her untimely death 8 years ago. a can a..

Big Bad Wolves (2013)

Directed by: Navot Papushado, Aharon Keshales

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A series of brutal murders puts the lives of three men on a collision course: The father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of in..

State 194 (2012)

Directed by: Dan Setton

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In 2009, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad launched a plan to demonstrate that his people were deserving of statehood, inspiring them to change their destiny and seek UN membership. Since made..