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war crimes

zionism

Kaouther Ben Hania Director

Amer Hlehel as Mahdi M. Aljamal

Clara Khoury as Nisreen Jeries Qawas

Motaz Malhees as Omar A. Alqam

Firas Khoury as Volunteer 1

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

2025

♡ 3

98%

war crimes

An Iranian filmmaker participates in a series of video calls with a young Palestinian photojournalist who describes her life confined in Gaza during the current regional conflict.

Louis Theroux: The Settlers

2025

8.3

♡ 7

social injustice

Joshua Baker Director

Louis Theroux as Self

Matan Cohen as Self

Ari Abramowitz as Self

Issa Amro as Self

14 years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.

Drones

2013

4.5

♡ 8

20%

Thriller

u.s. military

us military

Rick Rosenthal Director

Whip Hubley as Colonel Wallace

William Russ as General Lawson

Matt O'Leary as Jack Bowles

Eloise Mumford as Sue Lawson

Drones begins in the Nevada desert, where new girl Sue Lawson joins airman Jack in a hot, windowless bunker from which they manoeuvre unmanned drones across the plains of Afghanistan. Their first day at work is awkward but polite, with Jack all too aware of Sue’s privileged status as daughter of a well-respected general. This, however, will be no ordinary mission: as they train their sights on an unarmed terrorist suspect, a power struggle erupts between the smart, sophisticated Sue and the dogged, blue-collar Jack.

The Gatekeepers

2012

Hebrew

7.6

♡ 12

94%

Dror Moreh Director

Ami Ayalon as Himself

Avi Dichter as Himself

Yuval Diskin as Himself

Carmi Gillon as Himself

In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means.

Tokyo Sonata

2008

Japanese

7.5

♡ 25

94%

middle class

piano lessons

tokyo, japan

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director

Kai Inowaki as Kenji Sasaki

Kazuya Kojima as Kobayashi-san

Kanji Tsuda as Kurosu

Tao Tsuchiya as Mika

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.

Objector

2019

7.9

♡ 1

Action

conscientious objector

Documentary

Molly Stuart Director

Atalya Ben-Abba as Self

Like all Israeli youth, Atalya is obligated to become a soldier. Unlike most, she questions the practices of her country's military, and becomes determined to challenge this rite of passage. Despite her family's political disagreements and personal concerns, she refuses military duty and is imprisoned for her dissent. Her courage moves those around her to reconsider their own moral positions and personal power. OBJECTOR follows Atalya to prison and beyond, offering a unique window into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of a young woman who seeks truth and takes a stand for justice.

Kiss Me Kosher

2020

5.9

♡ 7

86%

lgbt

Romance

romantic comedy

romcom

Shirel Peleg Director

Dafi Shoshana Alpern as Maya

Irit Kaplan as Ora Shalev

John Carroll Lynch as Ron Shalev

Moran Rosenblatt as Shira Shalev

When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and a Palestinian man, chaos follows. What happens with lovers who don't fit but do belong together?

Exodus

1960

6.7

♡ 13

65%

jewry

Otto Preminger Director

Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan

Lee J. Cobb as Barak Ben Canaan

Jill Haworth as Karen

Paul Stevens as Reuben

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Rosebud

1975

5.2

♡ 1

44%

mediterranean

Otto Preminger Director

Richard Attenborough as Edward Sloat

Raf Vallone as George Nikolaos

Kim Cattrall as Joyce Donnovan

Peter O'Toole as Larry Martin

In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the terrorists down.

'Til Kingdom Come

2020

6.8

♡ 6

100%

prophecy

Maya Zinshtein Director

Pat Robertson as Self

Munther Isaac as Self

Boyd Bingham IV as Self

Yechiel Eckstein as Self

Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. This film traces this unusual relationship, from rural Kentucky to the halls of government in Washington, through the moving of the American Embassy in Jerusalem and to the annexation plan of the West Bank.

The Human Factor

2019

7.5

♡ 2

98%

usa history

Dror Moreh Director

Dennis Ross as Self

Daniel Kurtzer as Self

Gamal Helal as Self

Martin Indyk as Self

How US politicians and diplomats, over the past 25 years, have come close to achieving something almost impossible: securing peace between the State of Israel and its Arab and like-minded neighbors, mired in a struggle both dialectical and violent since the early 20th century, due to historical and religious reasons, entrenched offenses and prejudices, and the invisible and tyrannical hand of third countries' geopolitical interests in the area.

Farha

2021

Arabic

8.0

♡ 35

100%

inspired by true story

palestine

Darin J. Sallam Director

Ali Suliman as Abu Walid

Karam Taher as Farha

Ashraf Barhom as Farha's Father

Firas Taybeh as Farida's Father

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

Breaking Bread

2020

7.4

♡ 2

91%

Beth Elise Hawk Director

Nof Atamna-Ismaeel as Featuring

Shlomi Meir as Featuring

Ali Khattib as Featuring

Osama Dalal as Featuring

In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef - is on a quest to make a social change through food. And so, she founded the A-sham Arabic Food Festival in Haifa. There, pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on mouthwatering dishes like kishek (a Syrian yogurt soup), and qatayef (a dessert typically served during Ramadan), as we savor the taste of hope and discover the food of their region free from political and religious boundaries.

Free Zone

2005

5.7

26%

Amos Gitai Director

Liron Levo as Border Security

Hiam Abbass as Leila

Carmen Maura as Mrs. Breitberg

Natalie Portman as Rebecca

Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money.

Paradise Now

2005

7.4

♡ 14

89%

palestine

Thriller

Hany Abu-Assad Director

Ashraf Barhom as Abu-Karem

Ali Suliman as Khaled

Hiam Abbass as Said's Mother

Lubna Azabal as Suha

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

The Oslo Diaries

2018

7.3

♡ 8

82%

58%

Action

Documentary

politics

woman director

Mor Loushy Director

Gil Frank as Self

Yussuf Abu-Warda as Self

Omer Barnea as Self

Ahmed Qurei as Self

A group of Israelis and Palestinians come together in Oslo for unsanctioned peace talks during the 1990s in order to bring peace to the Middle East.

A Song Called Hate

7.7

Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdottir Director

Mira Awad as Self

Vigdís Hafliðadóttir as Self

Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan as Self

Nadav Lapid as Self - Israeli Film Director

The pro-Palestinian, anti-capitalist, BDSM-provocative, techno-punk performance art ensemble Hatari unsurprisingly drew attention to themselves with their performance at the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest. So much so that they won and therefore were allowed to perform at the main event in Tel Aviv. But what now? Should they boycott the event, swallow their idealism, or use their airtime to criticise the host country for their illegal occupation of Palestine? The Icelandic director Anna Hildur joins the boys in the band all the way to the fateful final.

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

6.3

♡ 14

51%

Melville Shavelson Director

Angie Dickinson as Emma Marcus

Luther Adler as Jacob Zion

Gordon Jackson as James MacAfee

Michael Douglas as Jeep Driver

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.

Koudelka Shooting Holy Land

2015

Czech

6.5

♡ 2

Documentary