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The Wonders
The Wonders (2013)
, 1h52
Directed by Avi Nesher
Origin Israel
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Yehuda Levi, Adir Miller, Yuval Scharf

Rabbit (short for Ariel Navon), is the nickname of a young secular (Uri Hezekiah) who lives in Jerusalem and works as a bartender in a pub in the city, alongside former partner, Vax (Efrat Gosh) began the process of repentance. Rabbit painting graffiti nigh Let in a man covered with a blanket (Yehuda Levi), into an abandoned apartment located to the front window. Next turns to private investigator rabbit named Jacob Ghitis (Adir Miller), who wishes to use a rabbit's apartment for a view of the abandoned apartment and in return Payment. Rabbit swinging between refusal and acceptance. Further to the request of the investigator agreed rabbit, and installing a hidden camera in an apartment. This phase includes life long affair entangled named Shemaiah wing, with hidden powers, a beautiful business woman named Ella Gorski (Yuval Scharf), and other figures of Jerusalem. The film was influenced interprets the disappearance of Nir Ben-Artzi.
My Heart Is Mine Alone
My Heart Is Mine Alone (1997)
, 1h45
Directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Lena Stolze

The story of the real-life love affair between Jewish poetess Else Lasker-Schüler and Nazi poet Gottfried Benn is told largely through their poetry throughout the film. Lasker-Schüler is forced to leave the country because of the very ideology Benn espouses, and while she drifts from country to country en route to Jerusalem, he eventually realizes his mistake when the Nazis condemn his artistic school.
Superjews
Superjews (2012)
, 1h6
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Association football films, Documentary films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism

In the 2013 documentary "Superjews" director Nirit Peled sheds light on the supporters of the Dutch association football club AFC Ajax, who have often referred to themselves as super Jews. What makes the documentary unique however, is that she offers the perspective of both the supporters, as well as her own personal perspective as an Israeli immigrant living in Amsterdam searching to find her own identity.
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
, 1h55
Directed by Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Menashe Noy, Ze'ev Revach, Sasson Gabai, Keren Mor

The film explores a troubled marriage that is complicated by the traditions and religious beliefs of the couple who are immigrants to Israel from Morocco. It revolves around the process of Jewish religious divorce which is known as a 'Gett', a process which must be granted by the husband and is sought through the religious court, as opposed to the secular government court. The movie gradually reveals subtle, and sometimes vengeful, nature of marital discontent. The story is told through multiple brief courtroom scenes, over the period of the trial, involving the personalities of all involved, sometimes relegating the litigants to minor roles.
The Jester
The Jester (1937)
, 1h30
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism

The film is set in a Galician shtetl before World War I, rich with itinerant performers and star-crossed lovers.
Hives
Hives (2012)
, 1h11
Origin Croatie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Akbar Kurtha, Stefan Lampadius, Steffen Jürgens, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Ksenija Marinković, Bojan Navojec

The stories of Hives take place in five European cities: Zagreb, Jerusalem, London, Cologne and Prague. News reports, which inform about a mysterious and world-wide disappearance of bees, connect the stories of the different episodes. The five protagonists of the film listen to these news reports.
I Want to be a Boarder
I Want to be a Boarder (1937)
, 15minutes
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism

Chaim (Leo Fuchs) and his wife (Yetta Zwerling) are in a difficult relationship, and cannot decide whether to separate or divorce. Instead, in order to enhance their sex life, they decide to play a game in which Chaim pretends to be a boarder, and the wife to be a landlady. However, when Chaim's wife begins to fall for the "boarder," the game soon gets out of hand.
The Boxer and Death
The Boxer and Death (1963)
, 1h47
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Manfred Krug, Józef Kondrat, Daniel Olbrychski, Jan Englert, Gustaw Lutkiewicz, Mieczysław Pawlikowski

Le commandant du camp de concentration Kraft découvre que le prisonnier Kominek est un ancien boxeur professionnel. Du jour au lendemain, le prisonnier devient le sparing-partner de Kraft et monte malgré lui dans une position privilégiée dans le camp. Sa colère après la mort de son ami et co-prisonnier conduit à une révolte ouverte. Le film apporte une nouvelle vision de la dégradation humaine pendant le fascisme par l'histoire tragique d'un homme dont la seule chance de survie est d'accepter les règles d'un jeu inégal.
Occupied Minds
Occupied Minds (2006)
, 1h
Directed by Jamal Dajani
Origin USA
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism

The film follows Dajani and Michaelis as they travel to Jerusalem, their mutual birthplace. While there they investigate and interview several people on how they view their daily lives and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The two also try to suggest and look into several possible solutions to the conflict.
No. 4 Street of Our Lady
No. 4 Street of Our Lady (2009)

Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism

On the eve of World War II, roughly 6,000 Jews lived in Sokal, a small town on the Bug River located in a region known as Eastern Galicia. She hid two families in the hayloft of her pigsty for close to two years, and another family in a hole dug under her kitchen floor. Toward the end of the war, she also sheltered a German soldier who had defected from the army.