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Deep inside a municipal art museum, a single guard is the sole queen of a small exhibition. When she is forced to leave the room, her exile becomes a journey in search of a new home. >>
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For years, Sammy, a veteran fisherman from Acre, has struggled to support his family. When he is about to give up hope, a talking fish appears, offering him an opportunity he cannot refuse. >>
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One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection between the dream and their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the […] >>
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Ron Glaizer is a rebelious young teenager who has to fight for his cat’s life, while his best friend slips away from him. He goes on a journey to fight for his last two best friends. >>
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Inside the snowballing chaos of reality, a reservist soldier finds himself caught between the surrender of the self and a deepening inner crisis. A film about a widening fracture — the inner collapse of a reservist soldier caught in a war with no end in sight. Told from within, it follows the quiet voices of […] >>
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A whimsical mother transforms her crumbling childhood home into a vibrant fantasy playground for her young son. But when their fairytale existence collapses under her mounting debts, she secretly sets a gas leak to burn the house for insurance money—unaware her son is still hiding inside, believing it’s all part of the game. As the […] >>
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Guy (21), a bulimic homosexual, decides to leave his parent’s home and set out on a new journey in Tel Aviv but becomes enslaved to his eating disorder. >>
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The Samaritan: A Biblical People
Good Samaritan laws protect do-gooders and Good Samaritan hospitals heal us. Samaritans appear in our holy texts— in the Bible, the Talmud, and the Quran. The Samaritan people today number 850 souls, down from a million in the time of Jesus. They are split between Israelis and Palestinians. The Samaritans may soon go extinct, a […] >>
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Hananel, a young religious Jew, is hurrying home for Shabbat. An unexpected encounter with Mundir, a stubborn Palestinian hitchhiker, leads Hananel on a series of mix-ups that eventually teach him a lesson in communication, friendship and love. >>
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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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After a decade of silence, the director returns to her ultra-orthodox home, uncovering a hidden family archive that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. The journey challenges her life, offering a complex tale of self-discovery and redefining the meaning of family in a compelling exploration of hidden pasts, roots, and personal narratives. >>
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Gila, an Orthodox Jewish woman, struggles to find her own voice inside her family’s crowded apartment. Her road to self-determination goes through a date with a deaf-blind man and a nightly journey by foot to visit her holy mother at the tomb of Rachel the Matriarch – the only holy site in Judaism centered around […] >>
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Aya is young, sensitive and very much in love. Love, in fact, is her essence. When she realizes that her boyfriend is about to break up with her, she runs away in a desperate attempt to hide from the inevitable. >>
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Decades after leaving the entertainment world to become an ultra-Orthodox Rabi, Uri Zohar, one of the founders of Israeli cinema, is once again directing a film. With the help of a group of young film school graduates, Zohar directs a film about a successful dancer discovering her faith who, much like Uri Zohar’s own personal […] >>


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