Three children from the West Bank are smuggled into Israel, arriving at the doorstep of George and Rita's house in Jaffa. Their mother is dead, and their father has been sentenced for life. As Israeli Palestinians, George is afraid that hiding illegal aliens will endanger Rita and himself, while Rita believes the arrival of these children could give meaning to her life. Nearby,...
My fourth upload from Loevy's box and undoubtedly one of his very best, Indian in the sun is a short drama about some of the extremes in israeli society, examined in a refined way that manages to reveal much more than the usual upfront way many local films chose to take.
The plot is very simple, but I fear some of the inner tensions will go unnoticed by those unfamiliar with th...
A prison with one million inmates. That's how the people of the Gaza Strip regard their land. Gaza is an area of 288 square kilometers surrounded by an electric fence. Lacking natural resources and being one of the poorest places on earth -- Gaza is dependent on its ties with Israel -- its enemy. Made by an Israeli and Palestinian crew, CLOSE, CLOSED, CLOSURE shows the nerve-ra...
