Jaffa

Not very sophisticated plotwise (plays a bit like Egyptian melodramas actually), and rife with small flaws, but does have a basic, implaceable integrity that keeps it worthwhile, and Dana Ivgy does a good job in the lead.

I was fond of Keren Yedada's first feature, Or, so I was looking forward to her second. I found it a bit underwhelming. Dana Igvy returns as the lead, but here her performance is less impressive. I think what I missed most was the naturalistic tone, this felt more contrived and artificial. Despite this, it's not a bad movie... the characterizations are reasonably compelling and so forth. It just didn't really grab me, and I don't think it adds all that much to the Israel-Palestine discussion.