Sephardic Films | Israeli Film Database

Seven Days (2008)

Shiva

Directed by: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz

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It is 1991 in the midst of the first Gulf War and Israel is under daily missile attacks. But in the Ohayon family, tragedy has hit in more mundane circumstances as beloved Maurice, one of nine and a..

Aviva My Love (2006)

Aviva Ahuvati

Directed by: Shemi Zarhin

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Aviva, a poor hotel cook, is about to see her dreams come true when she meets Oden, a famous writer, who promises to help her become succesful. But her path to success changes her life in more..

Batito is Unemployed (1987)

Ha-Muvtal Batito

Directed by: Zeev Revah

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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.

From Toledo to Jeruslaem (1988)

M'Toleido L'Yerushalayim

Directed by: Avi Shmueli

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Vocalist Yehoram Gaon performs his Ladino songs against the historical background of Sephardic culture.

Turn Left at the End of the World (2004)

Sof Ha'Olam Smola

Directed by: Avi Nesher

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The tale of a group of families who emmigrate from India to Israel in the late sixties, seeking a better life in what they believe to be the first outpost of the West in Asia. Instead they are sent..

Comme Ton Pere (2007)

Directed by: Marco Carmel

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1970s. The Maimon family moves to a North African immigrants' neighborhood in Paris and tries to make their way in France.

The Past Stands Before Him (2009)

Ha'Avar Od Lefanav

Directed by: Nisim Notrika

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Father's Footsteps (2007)

Comme Ton Pere

Directed by: Marko Carmel, Marco Carmel

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Belleville, the 70's. Just arrived on shore from Israel with his wife Mireille and both his kids,Felix dreams of success. By selling the past to build some future, this secondhand goodsdealer with a..

Three Mothers (2006)

Shalosh Imahot

Directed by: Dina Zvi-Riklis

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Rose, Flora and Jasmine were born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1943 and as a rare triplet were blessed by King Faruk. Today they live together in Israel, their lives clouded by secrets and lies from the..

Live and Become (2005)

lech Tichye Ve'Tire

Directed by: Rado Michelenko

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1984. Thousands of Africans from 26 different countries are struck by famine and flee to the camps in Sudan. Israel and the United States take the initiative of a vast action (The Moses Operation),..

The Barbeque People (2003)

Ha-Mangalistim

Directed by: Yossi Madmoni, David Ofek

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The Ida family is celebrating Israel's 40th independence Day. Around the barbeque, a story of two generations unfolds taking us from Iraq, where the parents knew their first loves and losses, to New..

Zaya (1999)

Directed by: Jonathan Paz

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"Zaya" is based on a true story that took place in Morocco. The film tells the tragic story of the love and fate of a Jewish Girl, Zaya, who grew up under the strict Berber tribal tradition in the..

The Heritage (1993)

Ha-Yerusha

Directed by: Amnon Rubinstein

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Two extraordinary love stories unfold 500 years apart. As modern lovers struggle against those who seek to separate them, a Christian soldier pursues a perilous romance with a young Jewish girl in..

Sh'chur (1993)

Sh'chur

Directed by: Shmuel Hasafri

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13 year old Rachel's last summer at home is full of mystery, magic and spells, the solution to problems in her traditional Moroccan family.

The Quarry

Ha-Mahtzeva

Directed by: Ron Ninio

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A story of love, passion, and betrayl which begins in Morocco and moves on to an immigrant camp in Israel,and the quarry where all of the characters work.

Until Tomorrow Comes (2004)

Hata Yisbah Sabah

Directed by: David Deri

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Burning Land (1984)

Adama Hamah

Directed by: Serge Ankri

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The story of the special relationship between a grandfather and his grandchild as their family falls apart. Set in the Jewish Diaspora in Tunisia in the 1950s.

The Girl from the Dead Sea (1966)

Fortuna

Directed by: Menahem Golan

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The House on Chelouche Street (1973)

Ha-Bayit Berechov Chelouche

Directed by: Moshe Mizrahi

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The film tells the story of a family of Egyptian immigrants that settle in 1947 Tel Aviv. The family consists of a widowed wife (played by Gila Almagor) and her four children. The plot centers on a..

Kazablan (1974)

Kazablan

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An adaptation of a popular Israeli stage musical. Kazablan is an army veteran turned gang leader in the Israeli port of Jaffa who masks his feelings of bitterness with a lot of bravado. He's sweet a..

Tzion Neighborhood (2010)

Nahalat Tzion

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The Film Tells the Stories from Nahlaot neighborhood in Jerusalem. The prayers, the music, the tastes and rare atmosphere that was there back in the 50's and also document the community from in..

Ladino: 500 Years Young (2005)

Directed by: Rina Papish

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The film follows the rise of Ladino singer, Yasmin Levy, from the moment she discovers she can sing and all the way to international success. As she gets to know herself as singer, Yasmin her Levy,..

Georgia My Love (2007)

Georgia Ahuvati

Directed by: Noga Gamlieli

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This is a story of two Georgians sisters Maya and Manana, poor young women working in a bridal salon from dawn until darkness. Like many of their fellow Georgians, they have been rejected and by of..

Braids (1991)

Tzamot

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Based on a true story, Braids tells the tale of So'ad, 14 year old Jewish girl imprisoned by the Iraqi government in 1947 for her participation in the Zionist movement. This feature film illuminates..

The Ballad of the Weeping Spring (2012)

Balada L'Aviv Ha'Bocha

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Amram, the son of Avraham Mufredi, turns up at the house of the legendary Persian tar (lute) player, Yosef Tawilla. Amram gives him the score of a work that his father, a member of Tawilla’s a..

Back to Casablanca (Son of the Land) (2012)

Ben Ha'aretz

Directed by: Sigalit Banai

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Israeli actor and director Ze'ev Revach was born in Morocco in 1940. He sets out on a journey back to Casablanca, in search of a Moroccan actor to star alongside him in his next film, which he that..