Political
Based on the best-selling novel by the same name, "Asylum City" is set in the underworld of refugees and asylum seekers; those looking to help them and those who take advantage of their plight. A young social activist is found dead and the main suspect is an asylum seeker from Africa who was seen leaving her apartment. Police Officer Anat Sitton leads the murder investigation, unravelling a complex world of corrupt politicians, organized crime and illegal arms deals, putting her in the center of a dangerous and parallel universe with its own codes and morals.
12x 45 min episodes, 2021.
Coming soon to all TVOD platforms
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Megiddo follows 1,000 Palestinians held at the Megiddo prison in northern Israel, where they are guarded by 300 Israeli prison guards. Director Itzik Lerner was given unprecedented access to Megiddo Prison for a year and a half. The result is a 3-part documentary which documents the tense reality at a high security facility and the complex relationship between the prisoners and guards.
Through this docuseries, now several years old, you can observe first hand the bubbling undertones which led to the 2023 Mideast war in Gaza.- Directed by: Itzik Lerner
- Hebrew and Arabic Language with English subtitles
- Number of Episodes: 3
- 2017, Israel