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Noa at 17 (1982)

Noa Bat 17

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Individual struggle plays itself out against the backdrop of historical tumult in the Israeli drama Noa at 17. It is the early 1950s and Israel, still undergoing its birth pangs as a nation, is..

Schwartz Dynasty (2005)

Shoshelet Schwartz

Directed by: Amir Hasfari, Shmuel Hasfari

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This bittersweet comedy sees two women, both with loved ones to bury, join forces in a struggle against cemetery politics. The story revolves around Miryam (Miryam Zohar), who goes against tradition..

The children of USSR (2007)

Yaldi CCCP

Directed by: Felix Gerchikov

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The story of a group of young Russian immigrants headed by a man named Slava. Slava and his friends are out of place, frustrated and alone in the harsh setting of a small desert town in Israel...

Walls (2008)

Kirot

Directed by: Dani Lerner

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A unique relationship develops between Galia, an illegal resident and hired assassin, and Elinor, a supermarket cashier and abused woman.

The Loners (2008)

Directed by: Renen Schorr

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The story of two "lone soldiers" - immigrants who have come to Israel on their own, one from Russia and the other from the Caucasus. Despite being highly motivated with a deep desire to excel and to..

Breaking the Ice (2009)

Directed by: David Noy

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July '09 - in production Israel's hot climate and mid-eastern mentality is an unusual setting for this story, following the Israeli National Ice Hockey team... It comes as no surprise that they are..

Diplomat (2009)

Directed by: Dana Goren

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The story of the Diplomat, a luxurious hotel turned absorption center, a place where time has come to a standstill. This is the story of veteran immigrants of the former Soviet Union, residing at in..

Fragments (2009)

Resisim

Directed by: Yonathan Haimovich

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A filmed journey through a single street on the outskirts of Jerusalem... an attempt to explore fragments of the filmmaker's childhood and recapture memories of the mother he lost. He returns to the..

Just Like Home

Kmo Ba'Bayit

Directed by: Alexander Gentelev

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A film about Rafael and Svetlana Parashvili, who have been running a Jewish orphanage in Moscow for the past ten years.

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.

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..

Journey to Medgiboge (2010)

Directed by: Vladimir Gorensteyn

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In post-production as of July 2009. Ukraine, summer 1988. A group of Jewish intellectuals go from Leningrad to Medgiboge, the city of the Baal Shem Tov.

Perpetual Rehearsal (2008)

Hazara Nitzhit

Directed by: Herz Frank

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This film presents ten years of documentation of the renowned Gesher Theater and its founder and director Yevgeny Arye.

Ukraine Brides 8 Years Later (2000)

Kalot Me'Ukraina 8 Shanim Ahrey

Directed by: Nili Tal

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The film revisits several Ukrainian brides and looks at what happened to them in the last eight years. Did the inter-continental marriages work? Or were they destined for failure?

Igor and the Cranes (2009)

Igor ve'Masa Ha'Agorim

Directed by: Yevgeni Roman

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Fourteen-year-old Igor moves from Moscow, Russia, to Israel with his mother. They leave behind his father, a bird researcher whom Igor hardly knows. Over the Internet, Igor and his father follow the..

Warning (2008)

Azhara

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The script deals with growing up in a real world. The hero- Misha, an 18-year-old immigrant, who arrived from Russia to Israel without his parents, is forced to become responsible for his deeds in a..

Food for Thought (2007)

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Maftir (2007)

Directed by: David Dazanashvili

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Two weeks before Elio is released from prison, he finds out that his brother Meir was killed in a gang fight on the streets of South Tel Aviv. He now has two things that he wants to do. The first is..

Five Hours from Paris (2008)

Hamesh Shaot Me'Pariz

Directed by: Leonid Prudovsky

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On a 5-hours flight from Paris, in a working-class suburb of Tel Aviv, two people meet. He is a bred-and-born Israeli and she is a Russian immigrant. He is a taxi driver and she is a music teacher. ..

Vasermil (2007)

Directed by: Moshon Salmona

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Vasermil tells the story of a group of 16 year olds who live in the same tough neighbourhood of Beer-Sheba, growing up in an unforgiving environment, pinning their hopes on football as a way out. up..

Love & Dance (2005)

Sipur Chatzi-Russi

Directed by: Eitan Anner

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Chen, a young boy, is battling a cultural conflict between his Russian born mother and Israeli father. One day, Chen stumbles upon a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a Russian..

Pinhas (2008)

Directed by: Pini Tavger

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Pinhas & his mother are new immigrants from Russia. His mother barely makes a living working night shifts and devotes her spare time to the affair she has with a married man. On the third floor..

Clara Ha'kdosha

Directed by: Ari Folman, Ori Sivan

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Based on a novel by Czech writers Pavel and Yelena Kohout. Clara is a 7th grade Russian emigre to this Negev town, and lives in a trailer on the edge of town. She is surrounded by some nutty Russian..

The Distance (1994)

Ha-Merhak

Directed by: Dan Wolman

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Oded is a young Israeli architect who now lives in Chicago with his wife and children and whose career is in full bloom. His sick parents in Tel Aviv want him to move back home. On a week-long visit..

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..

Coffee with Lemon (1993)

Kafe V'Limon

Directed by: Leond Gorevets

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Valerie,a famous actor from Moscow immigrates to Israel with his family, hoping to succeed in Israel. When he can not bridge the cultural gap, and finds himself secluded.When he returns to Moscow,..

Lena (1980)

Lena

Directed by: Eitan Green

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Lena (Fira Kanter) is one of the many Russian Jews who were allowed to emigrate and begin a new life in Israel. Her husband was not so fortunate; for the past several years, Lena has been one of the..

Escape to the Sun (1972)

Bricha El Hashemesh

Directed by: Menahem Golan

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Two young university students wish to escape the oppressive Soviet Union. But their plans are monitored by the KGB, who try to intimidate them. One of them is taken into custody and tortured, which..

Directed by: Arkadiy Yakhnis

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This short documentary chronicles a 90 year old man's emigration to Israel from his native shtetl in Bessabaria. Yakhnis' beautifully photographed film poetically captures the end of a rich Jewish..

Directed by: Alexander Gentelev

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A documentary about the Russian community in Israel today - their successes and personal stories. The film is filled with interesting people who talk about their memories of Russia, the anti-Israel..

A Green Chariot (2005)

Merkava Yeroka

Directed by: Gilad Goldschmidt

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A drama, set in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, about identity, belonging and romance. The central character, Yair (Vitali Freedland), a 22-year-old new Russian immigrant, yearns for acceptance as an Such a..

Fall (2003)

Directed by: Dan Geva, Noit Geva

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At the age of eight she was already dancing at Moscow's Bolsoi theatre. Since then she has performed on the world's most prestigious stages.In the course of a career spanning over half a century, as..

Melting Siberia (2004)

saba sibir

Directed by: Ido Haar

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Ido Haar's feature length directorial debut tries to do the impossible: unite his 57 year old mother and her father, whom she has never met. Marina was born 57 years ago in the former Soviet Union...

Lenin in October (2010)

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The sudden death of a rich uncle in Russia changes Grisha's life. He gets a chance to fulfill his dream - open his own restaurant. The problem is that the uncle was a sworn Communist, and his for is..

The Miracle Year (2010)

The Miracle Year

Directed by: Simha Lev

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Four Jewish women are getting ready for a journey. They are about to travel to Ukraine and reach a holy man's grave. They believe that if they pray on his grave, all their wishes will come true a go..

Valley of Strength (2010)

Gei Oni

Directed by: Dan Wolman

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The story of "Gei Oni" is an historical epic which interweaves the story of the first wave of Jewish European migration to Palestine, at the end of the 19th century, with an unusual love story a and..

Weitzman Street Number 10 (2006)

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Russian Jewish family immigrates to Israel; even stranger than the air raid is the behavior of their new fellow countrymen.

Tolya

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On International Women's Day, when all his fellow alien workers call their distant wives to greet them, Tolya remains speechless as he calls Natasha, his wife. His toothless mouth can't pronounce a..

A Touch Away (2007)

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This drama series reveals a hopeless love story between an orthodox religious young woman and a Russian immigrant. The lives of two families interconnect in an apartment complex in the orthodox of a..