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Tamara and Adam, a wild unstable couple, are about to become parents and their life is a mess. Just before being evacuated from their apartment in Tel Aviv, Tamara decides to search for their new home in Adam’s home town Haifa. During one unforgettable day of apartment hunting, the journey to find a home turns […] >>
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In the 1980s magicians Chicko and Diko were huge stars. They were regulars on the hit TV show “Shminiyot Ba’Avir,” had hundreds of sold-out shows with Ofra Haza – Israel’s biggest pop star, won the Israeli Emmy award, received thousands of fan letters, and owned a thriving magic business. Every kid knew them. Then came […] >>
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The film evolves as a mysterious journey revealing a hidden matriarchal figure, inspired by my late grandmother and her memories of Oran, her native city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria. The viewer experiences the journey through the perspective of a seeking figure, by passing along four miniature domestic spaces: the workplace, the shower, […] >>
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The Life and Tragedy of Tatiana Haikin
On her 50th birthday, Tatiana Haikin was stabbed to death by her partner. Her body was left unclaimed at the Institute of Forensic Medicine. As a Ukrainian immigrant, she had no close relatives in Israel. The sole items she left behind were recipes in her handwriting. This film sets out to uncover her life, with […] >>
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The film portrays the story of Safaa Dabour, a religious Muslim from Nazareth, struggling to fulfill her dream of personal independence and to establish a cinematheque in Nazareth, the first of its kind for the Arab population in Israel. Safaa’s father and husband both died while she was still a young mother of two boys […] >>
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Ten-year-old Sara is accused of theft at her school. Following a confrontation with Sara, the principal calls her father, Mologita, and informs him of her suspension. Once home, Mologita enters Sara’s room and discovers a large stash of sweets hidden in her closet, fueling his anger and frustration. As he prepares to exit the room, […] >>
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The story of the founder of the political party Ale Yarok, Shlomi Sandak, and his twenty year struggle for the legalization of cannabis in Israel. Shlomi’s son, Uri, became mentally ill after using hard drugs, and committed suicide. >>
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In the year 2047, the government passes an amendment to the law of return stating that all Jews around the world must immigrate to Israel by the end of 2048. Through the stories of four young people, we learn what happened to Israel in the last hundred years and if it is the same Israel we […] >>
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Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive
A dark romantic comedy following the life of Ronen Matalon who starts conducting tours of famous terror attack sites along Jerusalem’s Jaffa Street. >>
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The Essential Link – The Story of Wilfrid Israel
“Never in my life have I come in contact with a being so noble, so strong and as selfless as he was” Albert Einstein. Wilfrid Israel, the owner of a department store in the center of Berlin, was one of the great saviors of Jews during the Holocaust. However, very few people have heard of […] >>
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In December 2010, a man was found dead in one of Israel’s maximum-security prisons. The guards did not know his name, nor what crime he had committed. He was only known as “Prisoner X.” When the story broke two years later, the suicide of this anonymous Mossad agent revealed the agency’s faults, failures and systematic […] >>


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