Dan Freilich (30), a handsome and dozy nerd, was sure that his life were all planned out for the next 50 years. pretty soon he was also supposed to get married, to his high school sweetheart. That's all you need, isn't it? Apparently not.
A drama about a few young men who are setting up the band to win respect not just for themselves but also for their country.
What had initially started out as a Jewish revolt against the Roman occupation, quickly turned into a fierce civil war. The combination of religious messianic zeal and the friction between social classes proved disastrous and resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple.
Shaul (Uri Pepper), the film’s protagonist, a solitary divorced man, tries to overcome his difficult emotional state. He goes to see his father Shimon (Moni Moshonov) in Haifa and confronts him, blaming his father for all his current woes. Shimon and his partner Betty (Michaela Eshet), try to help Shaul with alternative methods, using stones with magical attributes and therapeutic oils. With their help, Shaul becomes much more optimistic…
The movie, set in the Israeli 1969 War of Attrition, tells the story of a prestigious military band, and the tensions and ego crises new band members cause when joining the band. Will the band survive?
When Israel is hosting the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest soldier Shuki knows it is his chance to ask his girlfriend's father for her hand. His commander, major Magen David, will do his best to prevent this from happening.
Michal is obliged to interrupt her journey in India because her grandmother is hospitalized. In the internal medicine department Michal must cope with the facts: grandmother is not herself anymore but mum is quite the mum she always was. A romantic triangle between mother, daughter and grandmother.
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.
The story of Ohad Naharin, renowned choreographer and artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance.
Now that Itzhak's father is in a coma, and dying, Itzhak is finally willing to visit him, thus breaking a ten-year silence. During his visits to the hospital, Itzhak, a beaten and reserved man, is frustrated to find himself neglected by his own family: his wife, a long suppressed artist whose life's dream is fulfilled that same week; his twenty-seven-year-old son - a "philosopher" still living at home; and his twenty-five-year-old daughter - a tormented lesbian who has had no contact with her family for a long time. Itzhak doesn't realize, though, that his ten year old daughter, Didush, neglected and almost invisible to her family, is secretly visiting her grandfather whom she has never met previously and sets out to discover the old family secret.
Directed by Zeev Havatzelet.
Incited by a disillusioned young man who has decided to flee from civilization, a group of 4 people go searching for freedom and happiness on an isolated island . When their boat goes astray and they are left without food, their animal instincts take over, bringing the film to its catastrophic end.
Salah, an Israeli-Arab enterpriser, strives to bring happiness for the children of the Arab sector in Israel by opening a new chain of candy stores. 'The Firm', an Israeli corporation headed by Klausner , that controls Israeli candy market, resent Salah on his former business move - taking control over the Israeli market of Turkish coffee. Klausner sees the new business initiative of Salah as a real threat, not only a business one but also a cultural and a political one, even a real challenge against Zionism itself. In a disguise of a Business struggle the story reveals moral dilemmas and a cultural struggle: the Arab businessman trying to integrate in Modern Israel against the dominant Zionist culture.
The young, recently divorced mother Ronit lives only for her young son and a future with a new man. But then she witnesses the rape of her neighbor Betty and is supposed to identify the perpetrator. His brother, however, does everything in his power to prevent this and does not hesitate to threaten his little son. The terror really begins when Betty, who has been raped, kills herself and the perpetrator is released. Now Ronit has only one option left...to act herself.
In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means.
A look at the work of Israel's controversial former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri. They live together in a gentle routine, away from the real world. But Uri is autistic, and now as a young adult it might be time for him to live in a specialized home. While on their way to the institution, Aharon decides to run away with his son and hits the road, knowing that Uri is not ready for this separation. Or is it, in fact, his father who is not ready?
Police officer Kobi Amar and his Region Commander Yehuda Neumann have been partners at the Haifa police force for years, but now, they face a critical turning point in their relationship and those of their families when one is forced to turn against the other. Furthermore, the tumultuous events of the night, following a brutal terror attack, place Kobi and Neumann's moral and professional values at stake, as well as their long dedicated friendship.
An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.
Mockumentary based on the life of Israeli-Arab writer and journalist, Sayed Kashua, creator of the series 'Arab Labor'. Kataeb, Palestinian writer and journalist living in Israel, loses interest in writing his successful series and instead wants to write a series on a 40 year old going throw a mid-life crisis he is experiencing. As a Palestinian and Israeli he confronts with questions about identity, national definitions, as well as his relationships with his family, and the society and country he lives in.
The series follows the young screenwriter Emma Green (Joy Rieger), who created the successful fantasy series "The Warrior," centered at the main character Thomas Black, played by Yotam Lapid (Ran Danker). The series has wanted to be successful throughout the country for six seasons, until suddenly Yotam, the lead actor, informs the production that he has received a desirable role in an American series and has been forced to leave the country and is forced to kill Yotam. She is forced to part with himself as an orphan, because they are a couple in real life. After Yotam's departure, the expected episode of Thomas's death is projected as expected, but suddenly, in a very illogical way, Thomas Black lands in her apartment. Her mother and later the other members and partners of the series "The Warrior" are forced to cope with the extraordinary situation.
Today, Israel and the United States are Iran's enemies par excellence. Their reconciliation seems impossible. Is the history of these three countries the chronicle of a war foretold, delayed for decades but inevitable?
The “chef” follows an unemployed high-tech worker who fights to keep the talented chef relevant and starts working in the kitchen of a well-known restaurant that fights to keep its name at the top of Tel-Aviv’s super-competitive gastronomic world.
Avshalom, a successful musician, relocates to Paris when his wife Annabelle gets a job there. They are greeted by terrorist attacks, and the dream of a romantic year abroad soon turns into a nightmare. Together and separately, Avshalom and Annabelle deal with issues such as anxiety, career and love, all of which shake their sense of belonging and challenge their relationship.
Haim Cohen Israeli Chef hosts a guest in every episode, cooking and talking about life.
These short television dramas brought young Hebrew writers together with a new generation of filmmakers. The prevailing topic is love between young urbanites.
An Israeli sitcom focusing on a Jewish-Ethiopian-Israeli family whose son is married to a Jewish-Ashkenazi-Israeli woman. The mixed family navigates the prejudices and tensions involved in raising their five-year old daughter. What ensues is a clash of modern day cultures.
The love story between Dr. Amalia Levy, a renowned breast cancer surgeon, and her patient, Micah Hadad, a promising young politician, starts when the two of them discover, on the very same day, that they have cancer. Breast cancer. So, this isn't quite love at first sight but more love at first lump. As they each grapple with the aftermath of the diagnosis and treatment, and its impact on their professional lives and family dynamics, they find solace in their shared poignant moments, and realize that the worst thing that ever happened to them is also the best thing to happen to them.
The story, which deals with the ultra-Orthodox who enlist in combat training in the Israel Defense Forces, is presented through the eyes of three soldiers: Amram Elkayam the shabbanik, the national ultra-Orthodox Gur Aryeh and Yaakov Anielbitsh, a Vizhnitz Hasid, and soon they discover a world they did not know , To communicate with women in a regular framework, and in some cases, of course, to deal with the hostile attitude toward them in the places they came from, including Yehuda Barkan, Danny Steg and Yishai Golan.
A suspenseful drama set in the city of Jaffa, told from the perspectives of several characters—Jews and Arabs whose fates intersect in a single tragic moment that seals their fate and changes their lives.
Three parents: a gay couple and a straight single woman, who have just had a baby, and who are trying, without a GPS, to make their way through the jungle of the alternative family without any rules or generations of traditions.
Mouna is a Palestinian photographer living in Tel Aviv, moments before her big professional break. When a military operation in Gaza goes out of hand, she is faced with the realities of both worlds she lives in, and with the close relationships with the two men in her life.
