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Cup Final
$21.95 | 107 minutes
Cohen, a soldier in the Israeli army, is thrilled to have tickets to soccer's greatest event -- the World Cup Final -- but when Israel invades Lebanon, he's forced to stay on military duty in the desert. And if that's not bad enough, some Palestine Liberation Organization soldiers on their way back to Beirut take him prisoner. Then&hellip…
Devarim
$23.95 | 116 minutes
DEVARIM was the first film Amos Gitai made in Israel upon his return, after ten years of exile precipitated by his powerful documentary, FIELD DIARY (1983). Gitai was ready to take his filmmaking talent in a new direction. Always focused on the power of his images, he began using the talented Renato Berta as his Director of Photography&hellip…
Distortion
$23.95 | 103 minutes
This critically lauded film from Haim Bouzaglo follows a troubled Israeli playwright who tries to make sense of the world through his newest play, and when he becomes bogged down with writer's block, tries to find inspiration by having his girlfriend followed by a private investigator. Bouzaglo uses his fresh visual style and engaging&hellip…
Esther
$23.95 | 96 minutes
ESTHER was Amos Gitai's first narrative feature, and it sets the agenda for many of the thematic concerns he would continue to address throughout his career. The film starts inauspiciously, as a low budget biblical drama. It tells the Old Testament tale of Esther, who saved the Jewish people from the manipulations of Haman, one of the&hellip…
Free Zone
$23.95 | 90 minutes
Beginning with a lengthy close-up shot of a fragile Natalie Portman sobbing in the back seat of a car, it's clear from the very beginning that FREE ZONE is going to offer some challenging viewing. Portman's character is Rebecca, and the location is close to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Hanna (Hanna Laslo) is the driver of the cab in&hellip…
Golem - The Petrified Garden
$23.95 | 87 minutes
A respected art dealer visits Siberia to view and purchase a coveted collection. Perhaps the most stunning piece of the lot is a giant statue of the mythic Jewish figure, the Golem. One finger of the statue is found which could hold the key to bringing this giant, mythic stone creature to life. Amos Gitai directs this allegorical tale&hellip…
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Indestructible
$24.95 | 113 minutes
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as he scours the globe looking for answers - and a cure&hellip…
Indestructible - ON DEMAND
$3.99 | 113 minutes
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as he scours the globe looking for answers - and a cure&hellip…
Indestructible - DOWNLOAD
$11.99 | 113 minutes
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as he scours the globe looking for answers - and a cure&hellip…
James' Journey to Jerusalem
$15.95 | 87 minutes
In this offbeat social satire, a Christian African tribe sends James (Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe), the noblest young man of their village, on a spiritual sojourn to Jerusalem. Apparently unaware of the Middle East's political and economic situation, James is baffled when Israeli police at the airport mistake him for just another immigrant&hellip…
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