Substance Abuse Films | Israeli Film Database

A Crazy Dad (1981)

Shiga'on Shel Abba

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An Israeli auto worker desperately tries to convince his son to go to college. One day, he mistakes his son's L.S.D pills for his daily medicine and a crazy adventure ensues.

Electric Blanket (1994)

Smicha Hashmalit Ushma Moshe

Directed by: Assi Dayan

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A Comedy about a group of losers, two men and a woman, navigating the confusion and absurdity of life, which they live without much purpose.

Mediterranean Blues (1993)

Zohar

Directed by: Eran Riklis

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The Israeli Artist Zohar Argov who grew up poor and became rich and famous. This movie shows How his drug addiction keeps him from improving in his career.

White Night (1996)

Layla Lavan

Directed by: Arnon Zadok

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This is the story of Charlie, a murderer put in jail who tries to get rid of his drug addiction. His tremendous attempt to reach purity turns out to be spiritual as well as physical. He develops and..

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..

Moonstruck Ballad

Balada Le'Muke Yareach

Directed by: Gonen Glazer

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Post-production as of July 2009: After taking mushrooms in Central America, Amit Dagan went from popular and witty to being a wreck who can hardly pick up the pieces of his..

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..

The Traffickers

Directed by: Avida Livny

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The story of young Israelis who were caught transporting illegal drugs around the world.

Zohar (1993)

Zohar

Directed by: Eran Riklis

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The story of the rise and fall of Zohar Argov, king of Oriental Pop Music.When his success fails to alleviate his depression or change his family life,he falls victim to drugs and is found hanging a..

Amazing Grace (1992)

Hessed Mufla

Directed by: Amos Guttman

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Two gay teenage lovers who live in the same building deal with their families, the threat of AIDS, and the ups and downs of life.

Overdose (1993)

Manat Yeter

Directed by: Shmuel Imberman

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An 18 year old with stars in his eyes gets involved with a drug addicted actor. Their relationship quickly spirals out of control.

Angels of the Wind (1992)

Malachim B'Ruah

Directed by: Gur Heler

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The only wish of Michel an ex-con who enters Israel illegally, is to rehabilitate himself and lead a straight life. Instead he finds himself in the middle of a drug smuggling operation.

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..

A Matter of Reputation (2001)

Odot Ha-Monitin

Directed by: Yoram Kislev

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The conjunction of creativity and death through the confrontation between a film director and the subject of his creation - a gifted piano player who became a criminal.

Or (My Treasure) (2004)

Or

Directed by: Keren Yedaya

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Or, a teenager who struggles to be responsible for her prostitute mother Ruthie, played by Ronit Elkabetz. Or's responsibility at home gives way to an increasingly wilder side of her personality, by..

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..

Addicts (2010)

Mekurim

Directed by: Haim Pinkason

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Based on a true event, the film tells the story of an innocent young girl who abuses drugs and alcohol until her tragic death. Stories like this happen in Israel on a daily basis.

Loving Sophia (2010)

Loving Sophia

Directed by: Ohad Itach

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The dark corners of growing up as a new immigrant are powerfully explored in this intense documentary. Arriving in Israel from Moldova in the 1990's left Sophia unstable and yearning for more. Her a..

Edges (2010)

Kitzavot

Directed by: Tal Avitan

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The story of a family living in the shadow of a father's death. The film, over a two year time span, follows the struggle of Shai , the dreaming little brother to be a football player, and Shlomi, a..

Dear Melissa (2010)

Directed by: Limor Pinhasov

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While being addicted to drugs and acting as strippers in Japan nightclubs, Yael an Israeli photographer, filmed Melissa reviled the stories of her abusive father, and her abandoned kids. Seven years..

Saturn Returns (2009)

Directed by: Lior Shamriz

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Lucy, a privileged North American in contemporary Berlin, living a life of post Punk hedonism, roams the streets with her best friend, Derek. Together they use the city like a playground, a stage,..

Alice (2012)

Alis

Directed by: Dana Goldberg

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Alice, 38, spends her days sleeping. Working nights at a rehabilitation center provides her an accessible excuse that conceals fatigue and emotional apathy. Yigal, Alice’s husband, feels and 9..