Archive for the ‘Israel’ Category

Free Zone (2005)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Free Zone
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: Germany | Israel | USA
Actors: Natalie Portman | Hana Laszlo | Hiam Abbass | Carmen Maura | Makram Khoury | Aki Avni | Uri Klauzner | Liron Levo | Tomer Russo | Adnan Tarabshi | Shredy Gabarin
Directors: Amos Gitai
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Rebecca, a young American lady who has been living in Jerusalem for a while, suddenly breaks off her engagement with Julio, her Israeli fiancé. In a state of emotional shock she gets into a taxi and asks the diver to take her anywhere she likes but away from the place where she broke up. Although reluctant, Hanna, the driver lets her accompany her to Jordan’s Free Zone where she is to meet “The American”, her husband Moshe’s Palestinian business partner. Once there, they realize “The American” is not there but a Palestinian woman named Leila offers them, after much bickering with Hanna, to take them to the oasis where “The American” lives…

$9.99 (2008)

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
$9.99
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: Germany | Israel | USA
Actors: Josef Ber | Tom Budge | Joel Edgerton | Leon Ford | Samuel Johnson | Jamie Katsamatsas | Anthony LaPaglia | Ben Mendelsohn | Henry Nixon | Barry Otto | Geoffrey Rush | Claudia Karvan | Leeanna Walsman
Directors: Tatia Rosenthal
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A jobless 28-year-old residing in an apartment with his single father discovers the meaning of life for a bargain-basement price in this stop-motion animation film featuring the voices of Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Anthony LaPaglia, and Geoffrey Rush. Dave has made it his mission to discover the meaning of life, so when he stumbles across a book claiming to answer just that question for the low, low price of just $9.99, he can’t help but make an impulse purchase. Much to his surprise, the book contains all the answers he’s been searching for, a revelation that compels him to share this newfound information with his neighbors — an eccentric bunch whose stories gradually intertwine to offer a revealing portrait of their hopes, loves, and spiritual beliefs.

Unmistaken Child (2008)

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Unmistaken Child
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: Germany | Israel | USA
Actors: Tenzin Zopa
Directors: Nati Baratz
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A visual stunning, spellbinding spiritual journey to a world rarely seen by outsiders. The Buddhist concept of reincarnation, while both mysterious and enchanting, is hard for most Westerners to grasp. UNMISTAKEN CHILD follows the 4-year-search for the reincarnation of Lama Konchog, a world-renowned Tibetan master who passed away in 2001 at age 84. The Dalai Lama charges the deceased monk s devoted disciple, Tenzin Zopa (who had been in his service since the age of seven), to search for his master s reincarnation, a child who may be anywhere in the world. Tenzin sets off on foot, mule and even helicopter, through breathtaking landscapes and remote traditional Tibetan villages. He listens to stories about children with special characteristics, performs rituals and rarely seen tests designed to determine the likelihood of reincarnation, and eventually presents his chosen one to the Dalai Lama, who will make the final decision.

Waltz with Bashir (2008)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Waltz with Bashir
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: Germany | Israel | USA
Actors: Ron Ben-Yishai | Ronny Dayag | Dror Harazi | Yehezkel Lazarov | Mickey Leon | Ori Sivan | Zahava Solomon
Directors: Ari Folman
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One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari 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 to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.

Adam Resurrected (2008)

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Adam Resurrected
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: Germany | Israel | USA
Actors: Jeff Goldblum | Willem Dafoe | Cristian Motiu | Vasile Albinet | Idan Alterman | Moritz Bleibtreu | Derek Jacobi | Dror Keren | Joachim Król | Mickey Leon | Gabriel Spahiu | Yoram Toledano | Jenya Dodina | Veronica Ferres | Juliane Köhler
Directors: Paul Schrader
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“Adam Resurrected” follows the story of Adam Stein, a charismatic patient at a mental institution for Holocaust survivors in Israel, 1961. He reads minds and confounds his doctors, lead by Nathan Gross. Before the war, in Berlin, Adam was an entertainer—cabaret impresario, circus owner, magician, musician—loved by audiences and Nazis alike until he finds himself in a concentration camp, confronted by Commandant Klein. Adam survives the camp by becoming the Commandant’s “dog”, entertaining him while his wife and daughter are sent off to die. Years later we find him at the Institute. One day, Adam smells something, hears a sound. “Who brought a dog in here?” he asks Gross. Gross denies there is a dog but Adam finds him—a young boy raised in a basement on a chain. Adam and the boy see and recognize each other as dogs—and their journey begins. “Adam Resurrected” is the story of a man who once was a dog who meets a dog who once was a boy.