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  • Yigal Lossin – Pillar Of Fire – A Television History Of Israel’s Rebirth (1979)

    1971-1980DocumentaryHolocaust HistoryIsraelPoliticsYigal Lossin
    Pillar Of Fire A Television History Of Israel's Rebirth (1979)
    Pillar Of Fire A Television History Of Israel’s Rebirth (1979)

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    The incredible story of Israel’s rebirth – this landmark series is the masterpiece of Israeli documentaries and the crowning achievement of Israeli television.

    Pillar of Fire relates the drama of the Jewish people’s return to Zion and the establishment of the state of Israel. It is an extensive documentary production that feature rare documentary footage collected from more than 30 archives and private collections throughout the world, as well as many eye-witness interviews. This documentary series also portrays the Jewish-Arab struggle for Palestine, persecution of Jews in Europe, the war of 1948 and David Ben-Gurion’s declaration of independence.Read More »

  • Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz – Ve’Lakhta Lehe Isha AKA To Take a Wife (2004)

    Ronit Elkabetz2001-2010DramaIsraelShlomi Elkabetz
    Ve'Lakhta Lehe Isha (2004)
    Ve’Lakhta Lehe Isha (2004)

    The story takes place in Haifa, Israel, in 1979, during three days before the Shabbat. A young woman trying to raise three children, work from home, and observe the strict Moroccan traditions of her family finds herself at constant odds with her husband and her brothers, who want her to stay married and leave behind the notions of being loved and free.Read More »

  • Duki Dror – The Journey of Vaan Nguyen (2005)

    Duki Dror2001-2010DocumentaryIsrael
    The Journey of Vaan Nguyen (2005)
    The Journey of Vaan Nguyen (2005)

    Synopsis
    Hoiami Nguyen never imagined that he will end up so far from his home village of Bong Son in central Vietnam. Political circumstances and the roulette of life have washed him to the shores of Israel. The penniless Vietnamese refugee became a father of 5 Hebrew speaking Israeli daughters. His daughter – Vaan, describes her parents’ ordeal using a razor sharp language in her blog. She feels trapped in circles of identity which will never meet. Caught between her wild and stormy Israeli spirit and the expectations to be modest and obedient Vietnamese at home, there is unbridgeable abyss. When her father returns to his family in Vietnam, Van finds herself absorbed into his tragic story – a cruel tale of loss and survival. Hoimai’s dream of return sends Vaan to look for a brighter future in the new-old country. She joins him in trying to reclaim the lands of the family, in the remote village at the heart of the Vietnamese jungle..Read More »

  • Julie Shles – Muchrachim Lehiyot Same’ach AKA Joy (2005)

    2001-2010ComedyDramaIsraelJulie Shles
    Muchrachim Lehiyot Same'ach (2005)
    Muchrachim Lehiyot Same’ach (2005)

    Joy Levine lives in an old apartment that, in complete contrast to her, is shabby and worn-out on the outside while well-kept and filled with joy on the inside. Her life changes when she auditions for a TV show called “Gotta Be Happy”. To her astonishment, she is chosen, and her mission is to throw a surprise party for her parents on the upcoming show. However, there is a price to pay for all this: she has to let the viewers into her private inner world and share with them an event that has been overshadowing her family’s life and hers for the past 22 years; an event that made a tight-knit bunch of friends shun her parents, Chaya and Yitzhak Levine. Read More »

  • Baruch Dienar – Hem Hayu Asarah AKA They Were Ten (1961)

    1961-1970DramaIsrael
    Hem Hayu Asarah (1961)
    Hem Hayu Asarah (1961)

    The recreation of the establishment of a nineteenth century settlement in Eretz Yisrael by ten Russian Jews. They had to build the land and also contend with the Arab resentment and the Turkish military.Read More »

  • Assi Dayan – Ha-Chayim Al-Pi Agfa AKA Life According to Agfa (1992)

    1991-2000Assi DayanDramaIsrael
    Ha Chayim Al Pi Agfa (1992)
    Ha Chayim Al Pi Agfa (1992)

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    Following its initial release, the movie soon became a major cultural touchstone. A lot of Israelis in my age group (say 30-40) who consider themselves sophisticated love “Agfa” dearly. In Dayan, they felt they finally had a Hebrew-speaking Wim Wenders of their very own.Read More »

  • Eran Riklis – Pituy AKA Temptation (2002)

    Eran Riklis2001-2010DramaIsraelRomance
    Pituy (2002)
    Pituy (2002)

    Daphne’s life is peaceful. She has solid marriage with a successful lawyer, two charming children and a nice local bookshop. Recently her father passed away and left her a good deal of money, but besides that it’s the same old routine. This routine is about to abruptly change when Daphne befriends with Ami.Read More »

  • Dover Koshashvili – Love Birds (2017)

    Dover Koshashvili2011-2020DramaIsrael
    Love Birds (2017)
    Love Birds (2017)

    A couple, Tamara and Alon meet each other in a hotel suite for a day full of fantasy, they are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary and this is their routine celebration. But this year is different. Through this day secrets, lies, will be coming out while they are both living their sexual fantasy. As they go along through the revelation of secrets, infidelities and untold desires the experience becomes more and more painful for both of them.Read More »

  • Idan Haguel – Ezrah Mudag AKA Concerned Citizen (2022)

    2021-2030DramaIdan HaguelIsraelQueer Cinema(s)
    Ezrah Mudag (2022)
    Ezrah Mudag (2022)

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    Ben and Raz are painstakingly pursuing their desire to have a child, and the migrant neighbourhood where this gay couple has set up their new flat is on the up. But a conflict over a newly planted tree in the city brings deep-seated prejudices to light.Read More »

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