Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv 2021

8.00

Michael and Dana are a married couple, who live an inert life, typical for young people in the big city. An unexpected crisis shakes their world and forces them to make a reckoning of their relationship and life choices.

2021

The Art Of Waiting

The Art Of Waiting 2019

8.75

Liran and Tali, a couple in their thirties who dream of having a child together, are one day told that they will have to undergo fertility treatments. What seems simple at first turns out to be very complex.

2019

זהר

זהר 1993

6.00

Based on real life story of Israeli oriental singer Zohar Argov, who grew up in a poor family, became rich & famous but the drugs brought him down.

1993

The Substitute

The Substitute 2006

7.70

Zohara has been waiting to go home ever since she was first stationed at a distant military base, but when the day arrives her hopes evaporate. The soldier sent to replace her appears to be suicidal. Instead of leaving, Zohara is ordered to guard the new girl.

2006

King Khat

King Khat 2023

10.00

Imagine that you are a renowned chemist, who invents a legal psychoactive drug. Imagine that you push it as a start-up and become the most notorious drug baron of the 21st century. Imagine that all of this is true. How to make a documentary out of this unbelievable story? Let’s animate it, give it rhythm and take the audience on a journey where the high-tech world and academia meet the fauna of the Haifa underworld.

2023

Blush

Blush 2015

5.60

Na'ama is seventeen. She lives in a sleepy suburbia. She is bored. With detached parents and a rebellious older sister, her life at home is a mess. It all changes when a new girl appears at school. She's introduced to a world of drugs, lesbians and sex. She's thrilled. Her life, at last, becomes exciting. Is it going to last? "Barash" is a coming of age story, planted in the heart of Israeli society, about a young woman who struggles to find her self-identity in an environment that has different ideas about sex, drugs and love.

2015

Tied Hands

Tied Hands 2006

1

The film tells the story of a sensitive and complex relationship between a mother and her ailing son. Like in Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale "The Loveliest Rose in the World" where a prince must search for a rose to save his mother, who is dying in bed, "Tied Hands" sees a reversal of roles as a desperate mother goes out to find marijuana, to ease her son's pain. In her, turbulent journey in the streets of Tel-Aviv, old truths from her past come back to life and threaten to break down a wall of denials behind which, she's been hiding all her life.

2006

Operation YY

Operation YY 2000

5.20

Ron, at 22, still lives with his parents. He barely knows the daylight hours and his nights are divided between his job as editor of wedding videos, chats on the Internet and futuristic fantasies. One night all the elements he toys with converge and, for the first time in his life, Ron is willing to risk an in-person human interaction.

2000

Happy Times

Happy Times 2020

5.40

A dinner party goes horribly wrong.

2020

Snails in the Rain

Snails in the Rain 2013

5.70

Tel Aviv, Summer 1989. Boaz, a beautiful and alluring linguistics student, receives anonymous, male written love letters, that undermine his sexual identity and interfere on his peaceful life with his beloved girlfriend.

2013

Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open 2009

6.40

A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron, living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student. Aaron offers to give Ezri work as his assistant at his family's butcher shop. The two men grow close and their attraction becomes sexual. Aaron must now confront his own sexuality, his feelings for Ezri, and his obligations to his family and faith.

2009

Beneath the Silence

Beneath the Silence 2016

7.60

1973. Six years after returning from the Six Day War with a battle shock, Menashe realizes he will never be the man he used to be before the war. He can't communicate with his surroundings, and spends his days driving away in his red track for long hours. The young family he created collapses due to his lack of communication with his wife, Daphna, and their little son, Shlomi. At a time when PSTD is still not recognized as a medical condition, Daphna, his wife, struggles to get help from the military in order to maintain her husband's last bits of sanity, while 10 year-old Shlomi tries to understand what happened to his father and why he is different. When the Yom Kippur War breaks out, and Menashe is sent again to the battle field, the small family crumbles to the dust.

2016

Wings of Change

Wings of Change 2015

1

The primary defender of Israeli nature is virtually the only person breaking ground in the talks between Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians. A religious scholar who lives in the territories, Professor Yossi Leshem is waging an uncompromising battle for coexistence between the parties with the aid of birds. Through a project that he initiated, barn owls are used as exterminators in the fields to prevent pollution of the groundwater for everyone. But Prof. Leshem dreams of implementing the project even further in the entire Middle East, enabling the birds of prey to survive instead of becoming extinct while simultaneously bringing together the divided peoples.

2015

Kidon

Kidon 2013

5.03

"Kidon" begins in the morning of the 18th of February 2010 in Tel-Aviv when the whole world wakes up discovering, on the front page of all the newspapers, pictures of the Mossad agents caught while killing Mahmoud al Mabhouh in Dubai a month earlier. It was the first time that simple security cameras of a hotel caught secret agents red-handed, what's more Israeli agents. But without doubt, the most surprised of all were the Mossad leaders who were the only ones to know for sure that the 3 men and the woman, whose faces were in all the newsrooms of the world, had nothing to do with them. From then on, a race against time is undertaken hoping to understand why everything is aiming at them.

2013

Yossi & Jagger

Yossi & Jagger 2002

6.64

A sociological study of two men in the Israeli army who are lovers. The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolate outpost is guarded from attack.

2002

Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem

Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem 1994

1

Both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are sensitively explored in the Tunisian-French drama. Richard, a French TV journalist has been assigned to do a political story in Jerusalem the night before Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat sign their peace accord. Richard is glad to go as it gives him a chance to see his girlfriend Esther, a psychologist. Esther's father Moshe is continually tormented by his Holocaust memories. Hammoudi, nicknamed "Local Radio," is Richard's taxi driver and guide. He tells Richard the story of his family which was uprooted in 1948 resulting in the disappearance of his grandmother. Mysteriously, her picture appeared in a recent Arabic newspaper. Richard, intrigued, decides to center his investigations upon "Local Radio's" story. As he delves deeper into their lives he discovers that the ancient rivalries between the Israeli's and Palestinians is far too deep and complex to be easily explained away.

1994

Bella

Bella 2025

1

When Yaki becomes aware of Bella’s true identity — a curly plumed, extremely valuable dove and his sole inheritance — it’s already too late. Yaki embarks with Bilal, his childhood friend, and their wives on a road trip across Israel and Palestine to bring Bella back. Along the way, they navigate through checkpoints, ruin a wedding, steal the newlyweds’ car, participate in a family reconciliation ceremony, and revive the unconscious dove.... All in order to make it on time to a dove beauty pageant in Jerusalem.

2025

The Hit

The Hit 1979

5.20

Dr. Shuki Chaftziva is a ballroom dancing instructor who tries his hand at match-making. He follows the obituaries and takes his client, Zigi Fuchsman, an auto mechanic and childhood friend, to comfort the mourners and check out the widow and her property. At the same time, Ben Gurion Shemesh, a grease monkey who wants to be a singer, tries to win the heart of Dina, the disco floozy and also Zigi's daughter

1979

The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field

The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field 1997

6.40

This mythic love story set in a timeless, lavishly colorful and mystical Jerusalem incorporates hard rock, striking set design, computer-generated imagery and modern-day tensions between the secular and the Orthodox worlds. Hanan, a handsome young traveler - who has pierced ears and wears grungy flannel shirts - falls in love with Lea, the beautiful daughter of a leader in the religious community. Unbeknownst to the couple, a deal was struck, years earlier, in which they were promised to each other by their fathers. When Hanan consults with a master of Kabbala, a set of mysteriously forbidden eleventh-century texts unleashes untold powers, merging the erotic with the divine and affirming love's infinite potential to transcend all obstacles. The lovers are played by Yehezkel Lazarov (Waltz with Bashir) and Ayelet Z'urer (Angels & Demons; Vantage Point). (from sfjff.org)

1997

Valeria Is Getting Married

Valeria Is Getting Married 2023

7.20

Christina is a Ukrainian woman who moved to Israel through a ‘bride-to-order’ kind of deal. Compared to her life back in Ukraine, life in Israel is great for Christina. She works in a beauty salon, earns her own money, and loves Israel. Her Israeli husband Michael is also satisfied with this marriage. He is happy that he found a woman who can live with him. In fact, he is so satisfied that he starts his own little business scouting for Ukrainian brides for other Israeli men. Michael’s recent matchmaking is a special one—the bride’s name is Valeria, and she’s Christina’s younger sister. Michael went out of his way and found the best man he could get for her. His name is Eitan, and while he may not be the most handsome guy in the country, he is a good-hearted, generous man. However, Valeria is different to her older sister. And the whole delicate balance is at risk.

2023

Stockholm

Stockholm 2018

9.00

The black comedy starts with the death of Avishai Sar-Shalom, a renowned economist and leading Nobel prize candidate. His body is found by his four close old friends, and moments before calling an ambulance, one of them brings up with an idea. Only a few days separate between an economy professor that would be forgotten and a Nobel Prize winner.

2018

Asylum City

Asylum City 2018

8.60

Based on the best-selling novel by the same name, "Asylum City" is set in the underworld of refugees and asylum seekers; those looking to help them and those who take advantage of their plight. A young social activist is found dead and the main suspect is an asylum seeker from Africa who was seen leaving her apartment. Police Officer Anat Sitton leads the murder investigation, unravelling a complex world of corrupt politicians, organized crime and illegal arms deals, putting her in the center of a dangerous and parallel universe with its own codes and morals.

2018

Krovim Krovim

Krovim Krovim 1983

1

Krovim Krovim is an Israeli television sitcom created by Ephraim Sidon and B. Michael. The series which originally aired on the Israeli Educational Television channel in the years 1983 - 1986 is known as the first Israeli sitcom. The series focuses on an extended Israeli family which shares a residential apartment building in the center of Tel Aviv. The opening tune of the series was composed by Nurit Hirsch.

1983

Bloody Murray

Bloody Murray 2022

8.50

Murray, a film lecturer, and Dana, a gynecologist, are 30-something roommates. Their strong friendship is tested when Dana falls in love with a man Murray ditched in a hit-and-run accident.

2022

Mesudarim

Mesudarim 2007

8.30

Four friends sell their start-up company for 217,000,000$ and move in together into a mansion. The original series British "Loaded" is based on.

2007

Downtown Precinct

Downtown Precinct 2011

7.00

Israel's break-out crime drama blurs the lines between legality and justice in a series packed with non-stop action, explosive stunts, gun fights, gritty crimes, car chases, and dangerous romance.

2011

The Gordin Cell

The Gordin Cell 2012

8.00

A married pair of former spies is forced to face their past when asked to surrender their son to Russian Intelligence to become a spy himself. Will he choose to betray his parents or his native country?

2012

On Any Saturday

On Any Saturday 2006

4.00

"Parashat HaShavua" follows four families through a dramatic year of their lives. Love, hate, friendships and secrets mixes up when the families connect.

2006

Bros

Bros 2024

7.00

After receiving some shocking news, two best friends travel from Jerusalem to Krakow for a football match, hoping to leave their troubles behind.

2024

Shabas

Shabas 2019

7.33

A sketch program that takes place in Grape Prison and brings the experiences of the guards, prisoners, and visitors.

2019

The Truth

The Truth 2024

6.40

Ten years after Israel's most controversial homicide case, convicted murderer Ruby Deloya is set to receive the verdict on his appeal. Then an eerily similar murder takes place, casting the original investigation into doubt. Young detective Racheli Zabatani must revisit the traumas of her past to figure out the mysteries of the present.

2024

Chanshi

Chanshi 2022

7.00

A girl from the Jewish community, immigrates to Israel and embarks on a wild journey, but the transition from a life with clear rules to a life without any rules at all, throws her into a whirlwind of life experiences.

2022

Unknowns

Unknowns 2021

6.60

Alumim is the story of a group of boys, living in the margins of the Israeli society and passing their time in a school for at-risk youth. One day, after a local girl is raped, the boys become the immediate suspects, their already unbalanced world gets completely disturbed. The show deals with the question of the chance these boys have in order to break the cycle of violence they’re in. This is a story of cruel and magical friendship between boys who will sacrifice anything just to avoid their own destiny.

2021

AMIA

AMIA 2025

5.00

Diego, a Mossad agent whose sister was killed in the Argentina terrorist attack, takes a leave of absence and hooks up with Gisela, a local journalist to find those responsible. Their journey to uncover the truth draws them into a world of espionage, intelligence agencies and arms dealers. A dubious world in which lies are truths, and justice and revenge become indistinguishable. The journey that the two embark on will eventually lead to a re-examination of their connection with their families and even their concept of self-identity.

2025

Travel Warning - Athens

Travel Warning - Athens 2025

1

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has issued a travel warning for travelers to Greece, especially to Athens, following unusual demonstrations expected to take place in certain areas. It is recommended to avoid the area of ​​the Israeli embassy in Athens and to minimize Israeli and Jewish symbols. In addition, one should monitor weather reports and act accordingly, especially in light of the huge fires in the country.

2025

Shadow of Truth

Shadow of Truth 2016

7.90

In 2006, the body of the girl Tair Rada was found in the bathroom stall at the school where she studied. Days later, the police arrested a suspect - Roman Zadorov, and after a week of intense interrogation he admits and restores the murder. However, even after he was convicted three times, many still believe in his innocence. The series explores the length and breadth provision and leaving no stone unturned in an attempt to complete the picture of the puzzle, exposing new and dramatic discoveries. Through a complex mosaic of interviews, photographs and cinematic touch with the extensive use of inquiry and archives, the show tries to fathom the overwhelming truth.

2016

Fire Dance

Fire Dance 2022

9.00

Feigi, 18, is a young, troubled woman who - following a failed suicide attempt - attaches her future happiness to Nathan, the 35-year-old married son of the leader of the ultra-orthodox community in which they both live. Feigi grows dangerously close to Nathan, who is expecting his first child with his wife.

2022