Moni Moshonov

Set seven days before the creation of the state of Israel in May 1948, a small rusted ship, with a group of concentration camp survivors from Shoah, is received at the new territory with open hostility. They are met by British troops, who are shooting at them, and are trying to forbid them from disembarking. As well, the survivors are met with guns blasts being shot by the Jewish secret army, who has come to help them.

Set within the Georgian émigré community of Tel Aviv, Late Marriage is a sexy and biting comedy of manners that investigates what happens when human beings get stuck between the rock of true love and the hard place of family tradition. (Magnolia Pictures)

An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem. Through an English friend he meets a quiet Jewish girl whose close-knit family originally came from Spain. (imdb)

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men. (imdb)

Forgiveness tells the story of David Adler, a 20-year old American-Israeli who decides to move back to Israel, only to find himself committed to a mental institution that sits on the ruins of a Palestinian village called Deir Yassin

A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry (Shaw) and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor (Paltrow).

In the heart of Jaffa, Reuven's garage is a family business. His daughter Mali and his son Meir, as well as Toufik, a young Palestinian, work there. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik have been in love for years. As the two lovers are secretly making their wedding arrangements, tension builds between Meir and Toufik. (imdb)

Three elderly and a child, finding themselves robbing a bank in Jerusalem. (imdb)

Rueven, a real estate agent, is upset with his wife's pregnancy. Through a chain of events, his life becomes connected and intertwined with the lives of others in Tel Aviv. (israelfilmcenter.org)

When Yolanda Moscowitz, a retired French teacher, wakes up in a hospital geriatric ward, she is convinced it must be a mistake. But the titanium plate in her hip confines her to a wheelchair and to a lengthy convalescence. Nonetheless, Yolanda discovers a new life in the hospital. She develops a close relationship with Allegra, a solitary woman who is her roommate, and she meets Shaul, a former soccer player, who makes her feel certain emotions she thought had vanished from her life for good. (israelfilmcenter.org)

Saul, fortyish, a melancholic dreamer, decides to visit his father whom he hasn't seen in five years, and whom he blames for all his ills. (imdb)

Matana MiShamayim (2003) is an Israeli drama film about a close-knit community of Georgian Jews planning a daring diamond heist. As the characters grapple with love, loyalty, and tradition, they must learn to work together to achieve their goal.

A live talk-show with comic interludes by the hosts and a cast of regulars, it featured such spots as sports, movie reviews, guest musicians and audience quizzes, among others. Over the years the show gained an enormous popularity, not only among teenagers. Gradually the focus shifted towards the satirical side of the show, and eventually it was taken off the air, replaced by "Zehu Ze Hai" ("Zehu Ze Live"). (imdb)

Satire sketches, examining the history of the Jewish people since biblical times.