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The World is Funny

OIOD_admin — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:39:18 +0000

After eight years, a boy awakens a big secret from the past. Meanwhile, Jordana, a travel agent, discovers she is pregnant, though she has been celibate for years. At the same time, Golan, a radio host decides to revive Israeli comedy group, HaGashash HaHiver, in order to save his love. These characters and many other are part of a writers workshop in a public library in Tiberias, which weaves them into the story as one family, one city and one world.

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The Policeman

OIOD_admin — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:35:07 +0000

Azulai is a policeman in Jaffa, whose incompetence is only matched by his soft-heartedness. His superiors want to send him to early retirement, but he would like to stay on the force, and the criminals of Jaffa don’t want to see him leave either.

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Outdoors

noam8080@gmail.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:07:20 +0000

Gili and Yaara decide to leave the city and have a fresh start, building a house in the countryside of the Galilee. But while their dream house is being built, the foundations of their relationship slowly collapse.

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Shades of Light

editor_ilya — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:46:58 +0000

Laila keeps her talent and aspiration a secret from Ziad, her traditional, hard-working husband. But one day, her secret unravels, threatening their relationship.

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Almost Normal

OIOD_admin — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:58:37 +0000

Shai was born exactly ten years after the death of Itzhak, the first husband of his mother. Itzhak is not Shai’s father; he never even met him. Nevertheless, every year, instead of celebrating his birthday, Shai has to go to the cemetery with his family and celebrate Itzhak’s death . This year, Shai is going to turn 12 and he decided it will be different. He will do everything the can to feel, for once, normal.

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Magic Men

noam8080@gmail.com — Thu, 23 May 2019 18:29:39 +0000

An elderly Greek man and his son embark on a journey with absurd encounters, which ultimately leads them to a final father-and-son confrontation.

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The Fifth Heaven

OIOD_admin — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:01:36 +0000

Based on the novel by Rachel Eytan. Summer 1944. 13 year old Maya is placed in a foster home. The director of the home falls in love with her, as Maya reminds him of a tortured love affair from his past. Maya, however, falls in love with a member of the underground who is engaged to one of the workers at the home. This complicated romance enthralls.

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Dirty Business

OIOD_admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:50:52 +0000

Dirty Business follows the traditional coal industry scattered around Israel and the West Bank and sheds light on economic relations between the two sides.

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Laila’s Birthday

OIOD_admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:55:57 +0000

Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn’t have the means to renew his assignment, he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes seven years old, his wife insists that he’ll be home early and bring her a present and a cake. Abu Laila’s has nothing else on his mind then completing this mission. But the daily life in Palestine has other plans.

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Seven Days (Shiva)

OIOD_admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:47:15 +0000

It is 1991 in the midst of the first Gulf War and Israel is under daily missile attacks. But in the Ohayon family, tragedy has hit in more mundane circumstances as beloved Maurice, one of nine brothers and sisters, has suddenly died. The family gathers for the traditional seven days of mourning (shiva) in which they are not allowed to leave the house. The intensity of this situation is a catalyst for more than just emotional support and communal grief. Jealousy, gossip, long term rivalry and financial problems come to the fore, as each of the siblings is faced with their frustrated ambitions.

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