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1) Longing
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Language
עברית
Formats
Description
Ariel, a well-off, childless man gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make Ariel explore the hidden aspects of parenthood and change his life forever. Nominated for multiple prizes and winner of Best Screenplay at the **Awards of the Israeli Film Academy.** Winner of...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
עברית
Formats
Description
Thomas, a young German baker, has an affair with Oren, a married Israeli man. After Oren unexpectedly dies in a car crash, Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers about his death. Under a fake identity, Thomas enters the life of Anat, his lover's newly widowed wife. There, he begins to work for Anat, baking pastries that bring her cafe to vibrant life. Thomas becomes deeply involved in her life beyond his own expectation and stretches the lie...
4) Tehilim
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
עברית
Description
Contemporary Jerusalem. An average middle-class Jewish family balances the rituals of family, friends, religion and work. When Eli unaccountably vanishes after a fluke car accident, the ensuing legal and emotional crisis immerses Eli's wife and two sons into a nightmare redefining the boundaries of everything they know, love and believe. While Alma navigates a bureaucratic maze of social services and paperwork, oldest son Menachem has his fragile...
Publisher
NCM United
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
עברית
Description
After her mother dies, Naomi, the studious daughter of a prominent orthodox rabbi, begs to postpone her expected marriage for a year so she can study at a women's religious seminary. Once there, she and her new friend, Michelle, a free-spirited and headstrong student. explore the complexities of a religious lifestyle in a vibrant environment of rebellion and desire as they befriend a mysterious, ailing, older woman, Anouk. In the hopes of easing...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
עברית
Description
Orna is the mother of three children whose husband is struggling to open a restaurant. To help support her family, Orna lands a job with a former army superior who is now a successful real estate developer. While Orna tries to balance work and her home life, she experiences escalating sexual harassment from her boss. A pattern of predatory behavior ultimately brings her career and marital relationship to the brink.
Publisher
Distributed by Sisu Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
עברית
Description
Aviva is a poor cook at a local Tiberias hotel whose big dream is about to come true. Through her sister, Anita, she meets Oded, a famous write who promises he'll make Aviva a great writer too. But Aviva's big break starts to affect her family, and not necessarily in a good way. Aviva's future begins to alternate between despair and hope.
Series
Film Movement volume 10, film 9
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
עברית
Description
After years of living apart from her dad, Libby, an introverted yet sharp-witted teenager, is sent to live with him is Israel. Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of the second Lebanon war. Libby quickly discovers that her dad, Shaul, is an infantile eccentric, and that he is "in-between apartments" (in other words, homeless). Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over their heads. They pose as refugees from the bombarded northern...
Series
Film Movement volume 9, film 10
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
עברית
Description
Galia, a young Israeli, and her boyfriend Oren board a local bus. The bus explodes, leaving Oren in a coma and Galia with severe burns and such memory loss that she cannot remember the terrorist attack nor the days leading up to it. The film begins one year after the attack, upon Oren's death. As Galia undergoes physical and mental therapy, she attempts to stitch together the shattered fragments of her life and soul. A necklace sent to her from an...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2004
Language
עברית
Description
"Based on a true story, Yossi & Jagger portrays the love affair of two Israeli officers in a remote army base on the Israeli-Lebanese border. They are commanders, they are in love, and they try to find a place of their own in an oppressing and rigid system, which sends them to defend a cause they do not necessarily believe in"--www.yossiandjagger.com.
13) Blush
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
עברית
Description
17-year-old Naama spends most of her free time drinking and partying in the hopes of escaping from her parents' constant bickering, worsened by the recent disappearance of her AWOL soldier sister. When a free-spirited new girl shows up at school, Naama falls deeply in love for the first time and the intensity of the experience at once confuses her and gives her life new meaning.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
עברית
Description
In 1982, Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai traveled to the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip before and during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Gitai and a small crew shot a travel diary that examined a civilian view of war, contrasting Palestinian and Israeli experiences in the area. The resulting film "Field Diary" took a critical view of the invasion and the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinian refugees. When "Field Diary"...
Publisher
Sisu Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
עברית
Description
"Leaving the devastation of World War II behind them, a little girl and her brother travel from Europe to Israel in search of family, hope, and future. Placed in a refugee camp on their arrival they are confronted by a world of colorful characters whose intrigues both terrify and tantalize them and are forced to face the difficult realities of a new land. Powerfully reflecting the complexities of Israeli society at its birth, Newland is a stunning...
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