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Arabic
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After leaving Morocco as a child amidst racial tensions spurred by the Yom Kippur War, the son of a once famous Jewish musician returns to his home country to bury his father. Aided by an eclectic cab driver, his search for the former members of his father's band unexpectedly transforms his life forever.
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עברית
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An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gendered rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. When the women's balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, leaving the rabbi's wife in a coma and the rabbi in shock, the congregation goes into crisis. Charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts pushing...
3) Wunderkinder
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Deutsch
Description
WUNDERKINDER tells a tale of three exceptionally musically talented children, who develop a deep and genuine friendship, extending beyond their different religions and nationalities. The two Jewish children Larissa and Abrascha are both virtuosos - one on the piano and the other on the violin. Hanna, a young German girl, is also extremely gifted. Living in Poltava/Ukraine in 1941, they all share one great love: music. Their world is one of curiosity,...
4) Moos
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Language
Nederlands
Description
It's Hanukkah evening and everything is the way it's always been for Moos, who stayed in her hometown to take care of her father after her mother's passing. But when her longtime childhood friend Sam arrives as a surprise guest from Israel, Moos gets the jolt she needed to examine her life and the choices she's made. With Sam back, Moos realizes that she's put her life on hold to take care of others, and she needs to follow her own dreams before it's...
5) Sacred Sperm
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Language
עברית
Description
According to Jewish tradition, there is no forgiveness or atonement for the grave sin of 'wasting sperm'. Yet, despite its seriousness, is it possible to fulfill this commandment in today's reality?
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Polish
Description
A superlative saga of courage and compassion, Run Boy Run tells the extraordinary true story of a young Polish boy's struggle to outlast the Nazi occupation and maintain his Jewish faith through his intrepid will and the kindness of others. Escaping the Warsaw ghetto at the behest of his father, nine-year old Srulik (movingly portrayed by twin child actors Andrzej and Kamil Tkacz) flees to the woods. There, he learns to hide from SS patrols and scour...
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Polish
Description
Two brothers uncover a dark secret that forces them to confront the history of their family, their village and their nation. A tense and gripping thriller inspired by actual events, Aftermath caused controversy in its native Poland due to its present-day reckoning with a dark period in that country's history.
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Language
Deutsch
Description
Saviors in the Night (Unter Bauern) is based on the memories of Marga Spiegel. she describes how courageous farmers in southern Münsterland hid her, her husband Siegfried {named Menne} and their little daughter Karin from 1943 until 1945.The film tells this story of survival with a sense for the absurd in daily life and not without the typical Westphalian humor.
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English
Description
As Maya Angelou narrates this powerful documentary, she reveals the story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper and memories etched in their minds. These artists took their fate into their own hands to make a compelling statement about the human spirit, enduring against unimaginable odds.
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Français
Description
January 20, 2006: after dinner with his family, Ilan Halimi gets a call from a beautiful girl who had approached him at work and makes plans to meet her for coffee. Ilan didn't suspect a thing. He was 23 and had his whole life ahead of him. The next time Ilan's family heard from him was through a cryptic online message from kidnappers demanding ransom in exchange for their son's life. Based on a book co-written by the victim's mother, Ruth Halimi,...
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