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The Visitor
Exploring the timeless landscape of the Judean desert like a lost space-traveller, a woman examines plants and animals. Synthetic sounds defy all logiPublished on: -
Tuesday’s Women
A man, already in turmoil, finds himself further mystified by a number of women he meets one Tuesday.Published on: -
Thirst
Excellent dramatic debut about a Palestinian family who have a thirst for more than water in an arid valley. When the tyrannical father taps water…Published on: -
Ushpizin
Very authentic and occasionally comic film, that is set entirely in the ultra-orthodox community of Jerusalem. The protagonist (Shuli Rand) is a well-Published on: -
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace, deemed the best Israeli film of the year, tackles with mild irony a very topical issue that of AIDS. The film tells the…Published on: -
Neighbours
Dannah Nayblat, the maker of the short documentary Shchenim, moved into a house in Jerusalem in 1990. She was soon confronted with the hostility which…Published on: -
A Free Moment
Tell el-Full, location for King Hussein’s summer palace, which before 1967 was in Jordan but now is part of Israel, seen through an ingenious camera…Published on: -
Zamach
Zamach (Assassination) is the final part of Yael Bartana’s trilogy And Europe Will Be Stunned, which deals with the return of 3 million Jews to…Published on: -
Room 514
In this disturbing, realistic debut a determined young female soldier interrogates an officer. Contrary to her colleagues’ advice she accuses him of bPublished on: -
Wall and Tower
What if the Jews were to return to Europe? A daring reversal which does not remain merely a concept in this film/performance.Published on: