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The Top 25 Israeli Films You Should Add to Your Watchlist

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel may be small geographically, but it has a remarkably vibrant film industry. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityStorytellingHistoryFilmConflictIsraeli FilmmakersCultureIsraeli CinemaCinematographySociety

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"A rare peek into the world of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Tel Aviv, this quiet, emotional drama follows a young woman pressured to marry her deceased sisters husband."
Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Co-directed by an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Arab, Ajami is a gritty crime drama set in the multi-ethnic neighborhood of Jaffa."
Israel
"For a country barely a one-hour drive east to west and five hours north to south, Israel punches far above its weight in global cinema."
Northern District, Israel
"A bittersweet tale of a Druze woman caught between family, borders, and bureaucracy. Set in the Golan Heights, its a moving story about love, identity, and political limbo."

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