Ya'ackov Bodo

In this Israeli satire, a well-known labor politician is forced to spend some time recuperating in a mountain village for reasons of health. He is outraged to discover that the people there take little interest in politics and have no knowledge of him and his importance. Undeterred, he sets out to transform the attitudes of the villagers and succeeds only too well. By the time he has left, political in-fighting is as much a local sport in the village as it is in Tel Aviv. (allmovie.com)

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)