Drama
An Israeli documentarian delves into the relationship between the life of the controversial author and the work, specifically the way Bellow borrowed real people from his past as the inspiration for characters in his stories.
This in-your-face dark drama follows Dina, a young girl from a small town in Israel who cleans toilets for a living. She falls in love with a man and moves with him to the big city. Little does she know that he’s a pimp who recruits girls for the sex industry.
With its beautiful cinematography and extremely difficult human situations, this unsettling arthouse gem of a film exposes the nitty-gritty ugly side of Tel Aviv, and the sex and drug trade that infests its streets. Hebrew with English hardcoded subtitles.
Six stories, five directors, one night! The film unfolds during Nuit Blanche, a massive annual all night, city wide, art festival. It follows six different interweaving stories -- an artist questioning her place in the world; a fired lawyer who dons a superhero mask; two high school friends reuniting in a way that might finally become more; a lost traveller constrained by a language barrier; an altered observer who lives to capture life through his lens; and a dedicated volunteer, more focused on others than the art. All are in a period of transition in their lives, and on this one night, they will all come together, connecting, and changing each others lives forever.
Annie, an aspiring writer, travels cross country to visit her her affluent, older, married friend Kim. As Annie's informal writer's retreat unfolds, she is increasingly inspired and intrigued by Kim's charismatic charm and fluid sexuality.
Yamna is an 82-year-old miracle-worker and righteous woman from Sderot, Israel. The film depicts her unique character and rituals, her Eastern culture and her effort to bequeath her mystical power to the next generation Yamna's story is told through the people who come to her for help as we are offered a glimpse into some of her secrets. Yehudit, 40, whose biological clock is running out, hopes that Yamna can help her become pregnant after conventional fertilization treatments have failed. Dudu, Yamna's grandson, asks her for help with finding success in the music industry. Yamna's daughter, Shula, has the technical know-how of her mother but is still searching for the special spark she needs to honor her birthright and become a righteous woman.
Dark, gripping and morally complex Drama.The life of brilliant judge Micha Alkoby is heading down a promising path, with a promotion coming soon. It all changes after his teenage son, Shay, is involved in a hit-and-run, in which he is the guilty party. Just as Micha is about to turn Shay in, he learns the victim is a member of a crime family, the kind that runs its own system of justice.