Chen, a young kid, is battling a cultural conflict between his Russian born mother and Israeli father. She is cultured and used to the finer things in life, including theater and fine dining. He is gruff on the outside but sweet on the inside - a Sabra; and looking to make his young son a man rather than the wimp his mother is raising. One day, Chen stumbles upon a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a stunning Russian young girl he falls in love with immediately. His interest in Natalie leads him to taking ballroom dancing and to ultimately bridging the cultural divide of his own family - through the Cha Cha and the Tango. The teachers are a pair of former Russian world champions who never quite fulfilled their potential, but find themselves battling their demons through the instructions of the kids.
What will Riki do after Asher, her fiancé, tells her that he got second thoughts regarding their wedding?..
In present day Jerusalem, a city increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism, Naomi, a secular young woman seeks refuge from the pressure of her life as a concert pianist. Despite her intentions to stay alone, however, Naomi quickly makes two unexpected connections- one with a musically gifted Ultra-Orthodox young boy who lives in her building and the other, with Fabrizio, a charismatic Italian monk and organist. While these relationships allow Naomi to reconnect with her love of music and sense of meaning, they also make her a target in her new community. Faced with escalating isolation and violence, Naomi must learn to use music as a bridge to overcome towering religious barriers.
Fifty years after Slow Down by Avraham Heffner won a prize at Venice Film Festival, top alumni of the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School challenge the 1968 legendary black and white
Exodus 91: The Untold Story of Operation Solomon is a docu-narrative film that follows Asher Naim, an Israeli diplomat, as he faces a crisis of faith in himself and his country. Sent to Ethiopia to negotiate the escape of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews, Asher questions if the Israeli government is using the operation as a publicity stunt. With rebel forces closing in, Asher's faith is tested as he navigates the treacherous world of politics and bureaucracy. The film explores themes of racism, white saviour-ism, cultural identity, and the hardships faced by immigrants.
Sharon, a dedicated and ambitious Tel Aviv art house producer who is on the verge of bankruptcy, gets a chance to save her professional future and self-esteem: to collaborate with Uzi Silver, a revered past director, who has repented And became a rabbi, and now wants to make his comeback film - an adaptation of King Saul's biblical tragedy. But working with Silver is more like a war than a production,
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