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The film will focus on 8 months in the life of Liad (13) a girl on the autistic spectrum. During which she and her parents are required to choose between secular high school studies in Hod Hasharon and a religious high school in Petah Tikva – both educational institutions adapted to the disabled. Liad’s family […] >>
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There’s always place for hate – the inconceivable story of a Nazi gang in Israel. The deceivingly peaceful Sea of Galilee is the backdrop of an inspiring story of violence, hope, and rebirth of one young man and the unexpected people who love him. In the 1990s a million former USSR Jews arrived in Israel. […] >>
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Filmmaker Uri Rosenwaks arrives to Rahat, a Bedouin town down in Israel’s Negev Dssert, to teach a group of Black Bedouin women a class in filmmaking. Rahat, partially populated by Black Bedouins who were originally brought to the Negev as slaves, is afflicted with pessimism, unemployment, poverty and violence. Kidnapped in Africa by Arab slave […] >>
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In a deserted military company, far from any jurisdiction, the midget digit is all that matters! Shechter, a newbie soldier tries every way to earn his long waited seniority. But when Levi, his company “buddy”, gets the title before he does, Shechter enters a demonic race of washing dishes to prove his justify eligibility. In […] >>
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Judith Kahana grew up on the Samaria hills. She was considered a classic “Hill Top” girl: she participated in the resistance movement against the evacuation of Gush Katif, took part in the settlement efforts and was part of a movement of young people, for whom this land was sacred and priceless. But as she matured, […] >>
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Flight 1812: Rediscovering Mom
On October 4, 2001, Oksana Zelser, aged 38, boarded a flight from Israel to Russia for a family visit. A long-range missile fired at the plane caused it to crash into the Black Sea, claiming the lives of everyone on board, including 51 Israeli citizens. Oksana’s son, Iliya, was only 13 years old when he […] >>
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A rare glimpse into the life of the residents of the village Jisr E-Zarqa, who cope with daily poverty, deprivation, discrimination and alienation. The film focuses on the stubborn struggle of a group of young, single women, trying to lead the village to a better place. These women struggle with tradition, family hierarchy and often […] >>
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The protagonist of the film is a girl whose home falls apart as a result of her parents’ divorce. Her buried memories are revealed through a sea of grains of sand. >>
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Paris 1962. Oded is 12 years old when his father reveals to him he’s a secret agent for the Israeli Mossad and makes him swear to secrecy because his life depends on it. When his father leaves on his mission to Cairo assuming the identity of Wolfgang Lotz – a German millionaire, ex Nazi, playboy […] >>
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The story of a couple giving birth to a stillborn baby. From this moment, begins their long journey in a parallel world, facing their sorrow and facing the life that continues around them. An abstract journey, in their inner world, from the loss of this long-awaited child, to its setting in the ground and the […] >>
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The film, which is based on a true story, follows Salma, a young, beautiful and rebellious Arab woman. Salma tries to break the social norms and customs .she lives in conflict between her lifestyle and the conservative mentality of her family. Salma suffers from violence in her family. She tries to achieve independence, therefore she […] >>
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Shuli and Moti are a young ultra-Orthodox couple and parents of three children. One evening they decide to change their identities and travel to the other side of town for a night out. They want to feel the freedom and temptations that secular nightlife has to offer. Slowly they start to do things their religious beliefs […] >>
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27-year-old Svetlana is a married woman, a mother, and a registered nurse. 17-year-old Vadim works as a garbage man. Though seemingly very different, the two have a unique passion in common: They participate in a live-action, interactive role playing game set in a forest. Players dress up in medieval costumes and infuse magic into an […] >>
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It was a chance encounter, unexpected and jarring for both women. Anna, a photographer, arrives at Tel Aviv Old Central Bus Station as part of an artistic project and offers a ride to Eileen, nicknamed “Flower,” a young homeless woman, drug addict, and sex worker. A deep mutual curiosity leads them to initiate further meetings, […] >>


With the support of the Ministry of Culture - The Israel Film Council