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To Err is Human
Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the world, after cancer and heart disease. An Israeli former fighter pilot implements the pilots' learning model in the medical world — the simulation. The film reveals, for the first time, the human aspect, weaknesses and fears hidden behind...
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Don't Forget Me
Tom’s period is back. Her doctor at the Eating Disorder Unit where she is committed says that she is getting better. The thought of getting healthy and heavy scares the shit out of her. It looks like it is going to be the worst day of her life. And then Tom meets Neil, a socially awkward Tuba pla...
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Indoors
Avraham is a small-time contractor who is trying to make it big. His family lives in the shadow of his career ambitions as he gambles on projects that exceed his capacities, until one of these projects leaves him drowning in debts that he cannot repay. Under the threat of their father's financial...
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Relocation
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1 Season (6 Episodes)
Three different types of Israeli families relocate to various parts of the world — Mexico, Germany, and Bulgaria — in this reality series, exclusively on IZZY.
Year: 2019
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles (use CC to activate)
Director: Tzvika Binder
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Mekonen - The Journey of an African Jew
The film follows the backstory of Mekonen Abebe, a new commander in the Israeli Defense Forces, as he returns to Africa to explore his roots, make peace with his past and embrace his future in Israel.
Year: 2016
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles (use CC to activate)
Director: Rebecca Shore
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10% My Child
Franny, a 7-year-old girl, finds Nico, her mother's new boyfriend, in bed, and Nico knows he has to win Franny's heart to be with her mom.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Year: 2014
Language: Hebrew, English & Hebrew subtitles (us... -
The Driving Spirit
Menora Hazani, the film's director, embarks on a revealing journey with her father Benny Katzover and his pioneering friends, the leaders of the Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria. Together they unfold the unique story of how a small number of resolved and determined young men decided and fi...
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The Monk From the Holy Land
63-year-old Jonathan Katznelson leads a double life. In the morning he's a dentist, and in the evening he wears his robes and becomes a Buddhist monk. When his father dies, Jonathan is free to realize his dream and move to a monastery in France.
Year: 2017
Languages: English & Hebrew, English su... -
Children of the Fall
Rachel Strode, a young immigrant with a dark secret in her past, comes to Israel in the Fall of 1973 to volunteer in a Kibbutz and then to convert to Judaism. Soon, she realizes that the local Kibbutz members don't seem to like strangers and foreigners, and that the evening of Yom Kippur (the mos...
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Concrete
The Israeli Defense Force operation "Cast Lead" in Gaza wasn't covered by the media due to a military embargo. For the first time, Israeli soldiers who took part in the conflict in 2009 speak out about their actions.
This program may contain strong language and/or violence. Viewer discretion is ...
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It All Begins at Sea
A story about the coming of age for an Israeli family coping with various life experiences, such as friendship, love, sex, and death.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Year: 2008
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
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The Electrifiers
The band “The Electrifiers” won the 1984 "Best New Artist" award for their smash hit which no one remembers and has been stuck in traffic on the fast track to international stardom ever since. Thirty years later, the band members continue to drag themselves between gigs at nursing houses and chea...
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Anthrax
"Anthrax" is a found footage mystery that tells the story of reserve soldiers who volunteered to take part in an anthrax vaccine experiment during their military service. Seven years later they discover the vaccine has disastrous side effects. They set out to expose the truth and save their own l...
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Beneath the Helmet
A coming-of-age story which follows the journey of five Israeli high school graduates who are drafted into the army to defend their country. At the age of eighteen, away from their homes, family and friends, they undergo a demanding, inspiring journey, revealing the core of who they are and who t...
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A Trumpet in the Wadi
Set against the picturesque backdrop of Wadi Nissans in Haifa, 'A Trumpet in the Wadi' is a poignant love story that defies all odds. Odeh, a passionate Arab woman, finds herself drawn to Alex, a fresh immigrant from Russia. Their love blossoms amidst the complexities of Odeh's family's oppositio...
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Here and Now
A social drama told through the eyes of Andrey, a young immigrant living with his little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society, who forms a hip-hop band with his three best friends. Their dream of taking part in the competition is all but shat...
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Present Continuous
One Friday afternoon, while everyone is asleep, an Israeli mother barricades her home. Ruthy is unable to deal with the stress and anxiety she suffers as a result of the continuous political situation. She decides to protect her 20-year-old soldier son Ofer, her 16-year-old daughter Noa, and her ...
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Benched
Baruch, once a 1970s basketball star who left the big city and became ultra-orthodox, returns to visit his old secular life in the pursuit of one of his mistresses that he left behind, and their son.
Year: 2012
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Gill Weinstein
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SHORTIME — The Israeli Short Film Collection
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Blues By the Beach
Fate brings filmmakers together in Israel in April of 2003. They begin a documentary about a live music blues bar by the beach in Tel Aviv called "Mike’s Place". The aim is to show there is more to the Middle East than seemingly endless war and terrorism. Filming people having a good time stops a...
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Lebanon Dream
When we first meet Samir Farhat, he is a successful Lebanese businessman profiting by importing luxury goods from Israel into Southern Lebanon during Israel's long military foray there (from 1982 to 2000). Farhat, a cross between Brecht's Mother Courage and a character in a Greek tragedy wears wh...
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There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv
The story of the chief Rabbi of the Jewish community of Copenhagen, who would come to be known as "Rabbi Doolittle". Arriving in Tel Aviv in 1936, Max Shorenstein left his honorable position, in order to fulfill a longtime dream: to build a zoo and teach the children of Palestine-Eretz Israel, th...
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Dawn
Based on the novel by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, a member of the armed Jewish underground has been sentenced to death by the British authorities. In return, the resistance has kidnapped a British officer, trying to redeem their friend. The insurgents spend the night together, waiting f...
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Bravery
For 70 years, Surka kept a secret for the reason their kibbutz was abandoned during Israel's War of Independence. Her son Ami, who has suffered from shaming, begrudges his mother. Only at the kibbutz's 80th anniversary does Ami discover Surka's secret.
Year: 2018
Language: Hebrew, English subtit...