Walk on Water
(2004) [M]

Eyal (Lior Ashkenazi) is a hitman who is on a mission to track down the very old Alfred Himmelman - an ex-Nazi officer who might be still alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, Eyal befriends Himmelman's grandson Axel (Knut Berger), who is in Israel to visit his sister. Axel wants to convince...  More

Paradise Now
(2005) [M]

Said (Kais Nashef) is a young Palestinian living in Nablus, and working as a mechanic. He gets his friend Khaled (Ali Suliman) a job, but the hot-tempered and impulsive Khaled quickly loses it. Suha (Lubna Azabal), a pretty, well-traveled young woman and the daughter of a well-known "martyr,"...  More

Ushpizin
(2004) [PG]

Jerusalem. Moshe and Mali, a poor childless Orthodox couple, find themselves penniless on the eve of the Jewish holy day of Succoth. As they both pray desperately to the Lord to help them, the impossible happens. Their prayers are heard and they receive an unexpected charitable donation. However,...  More

The Band's Visit
(2007) [M]

Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. They came to play at an initiation ceremony but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck, or for whatever reason, they were left stranded at the airport.

They tried to manage on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate,...  More

Waltz With Bashir
(2008) [MA]

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term service in that conflict  More

Lemon Tree
(2008) [G]

Selma Zidane is a widowed Palestinian who has been tending her lemon grove since her father's death. When the Israeli Defence Minister moves into the neighbouring property, his security staff declare that her cherished orchard has the potential to act as a cover for terrorist groups, and order...  More

Lebanon
(2009) [MA]

June, 1982. The first Lebanon War has begun. A lone tank holding four 20-something novices is dispatched to search a hostile town which has already been bombarded by the Israeli Air Force. But what should have been a simple mission gradually spirals out of control when the four soldiers are...  More