Late Summer Blues (1988)
A group of close friends celebrate the bittersweet changes coming to their lives during the summer of their high-school graduation: adult responsibilities, adult romance — and the soberingly adult fact…
Late Marriage (2001)
Zaza is 31, a graduate student in philosophy; Judith is 34, a divorcée with a young child. They’re in love. The obstacle is his family, Georgian Jews who will not…
Kazablan (1974)
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…
Kadosh (1999)
The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem’s Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka…
Jellyfish (Meduzot) (2007)
Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life….
James’ Journey to Jerusalem (2003)
In the imaginary village of Entshongweni, very far from western civilization, the young James is chosen to undertake a mission – a pilgrimage to Holy Jerusalem. But Israel is no…
Girafot (2001)
Efrat, Dafna, and Avigail are singles in their twenties, living in the same apartment building in Tel-Aviv. One day, Avigail is picked up by the driver who intended to drive…
Promised Land (2012)
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
Free Zone (2005)
Two women embark on a road trip after they are brought together by circumstance. Rebecca (Portman) flees her hotel after a fight with her mother-in-law (Maura) and hails a taxi…
Foul Gesture (2006)
An offensive hand gesture sets into motion a tragic series of events in director Tzahi Grad’s tense tale of one man who refuses to bend to the powers that be….
Five Hours From Paris (2009)
He’s a native Israeli. She’s a Russian immigrant. He’s a taxi driver. She’s a music teacher. He has no aspirations. She gave up hers long ago. He is afraid of…
Fateless (2005)
14-year-old György’s life is torn apart in World War II Hungary as he is sent to a concentration camp where he is forced to become a man, and learns to…
Clean Sweep (Mars Turkey) (2001)
Aya, a tough female police agent is sent to “nail down” a notorious Mafia boss — Patrick Saroussi. At the same time, the romantic affair she has with her commander,…
Freedom Writers (2007)
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Bruriah (2008)
Bruriah and her husband Rabbi Meir lived in the 2nd century C.E., at which time the Rabbis declared “women are light-minded”. Bruriah, a most learned and intelligent woman, mocked their…
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the room mate of top student in…