In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, Etty Hillesum’s diary chronicles her spiritual awakening through therapy and love with Julius Spier. Hagai Levi’s exceptional adaptation uses remarkable acting and cinematography to explore her inner transformation and the enduring freedom of the human spirit.

Struggling musician Yaki (the hilarious Elisha Banai) and his childhood friend Bilal (Hanna Birakh) launch a wild, checkpoint-hopping road trip to retrieve a rare, curly-plumed dove. It’s a feathers-flying race to a Jerusalem beauty pageant in this "spicy and mischievous" comedy.

A moving portrait of Major General Doron Almog, whose life navigates the depths of personal tragedy to reveal the healing power of leadership and optimism

Part of a retrospective celebrating Eran Riklis, Reading Lolita in Tehran (2024) is a compelling drama about a courageous Iranian literature professor who, under an oppressive regime, secretly gathers female students to read forbidden Western classics, discovering the liberating power of stories, so

A bold, flawed trainee naval officer, Avigail returns home to a cramped Jerusalem flat with one mission: shed childhood baggage and lose her virginity. But when her naïve younger sister reveals an unexpected pregnancy, Avigail’s plans derail into a heartfelt, humorous struggle with responsibility, f

A heartfelt gem in the Eran Riklis retrospective, The Syrian Bride follows Mona, a young Druze woman whose wedding across the Israel–Syria divide becomes a compelling portrait of love, family and the invisible walls that shape human lives.

Included in the Eran Riklis retrospective, Lemon Tree is a powerful, touching drama about one woman’s legal and emotional battle to save her cherished lemon grove when it becomes caught between security orders and hope for unexpected friendship.

After dropping his son at a remote base, a father is paralyzed by a sudden, intense anxiety. Refusing to leave, he camps outside the fence in a moving vigil. Shai Avivi delivers a masterful, award-winning performance in this profound study of parental love.