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Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival 2022

Anna and the Egyptian Doctor

Dir.: Taliya Finkel
| 75 minutes

The extraordinary story of Dr. Mohamed Helmy, the only Arab ever to be recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Helmy was an Egyptian doctor, who, posing as a Nazi supporter, rescued a Jewish girl disguised as a Muslim, in Nazi Berlin. 

Theatrical Release

Armageddon Time

Dir.: James Gray
| 115 minutes

A pensive and talented boy, growing up in a Jewish household during 1980s New York, forges a brave friendship with a Black student from a difficult home, despite his parents’ disapproval. Only his refugee grandfather seems to understands him. Armageddon Time is a moving, deeply personal, coming-of-age drama.

The Art of Silence

Dir.: Maurizius Staerkle Drux
| 81 minutes

With his gestures and facial expressions alone, mime Marcel Marceau captured audiences around the globe for decades. But the tragic background behind his work has remained hidden for a long time. The film sheds new light upon Marceau’s life and unique art form.

The Automat

Dir.: Lisa Hurwitz
| 79 minutes

This documentary tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, where generations of Americans ate wholesome meals and drank coffee served from a vending machine in a communal-style eatery. The Automat is a fond remembrance of a vanished era.

Because of that War

Dir.: Orna Ben Dor
| 93 minutes

Orna Ben-Dor Niv’s documentary follows singer-songwriters, Yehuda Poliker and Ya’ackov Gilad’s creative journey that resulted in Ashes and Dust. Through conversations with the musicians and their family members, Ben-Dor Niv paints a raw, intimate portrait of the complex relationship between first- and second-generation Holocaust survivors.

The Blue Angel

Dir.: Josef von Sternberg
| 108 minutes

When Professor Rath meets singer Lola Lola at the dubious Blue Angel nightclub, he falls for her charm. But while Lola rises to become a respected artist, the professor develops into a pathetic clown. One of the Weimar Republic’s most important films, starring Marlene Dietrich. 

Bronca

Dir.: Slomo Slutzky, Tomer Slutzky
| 70 minutes

Tomer Slutzky accompanies his father in his pursuit of Anibal Gauto – wanted by Interpol for crimes against humanity during Argentina’s 1970s dictatorship. They discover that Gauto lives in Israel and is protected by authorities. What does Israel have to hide?

Elfriede Jelinek – Language Unleashed

Dir.: Claudia Müller
| 96 minutes

Elfriede Jelinek (Nobel Prize for Literature laureate), prodigy, scandalous author, feminist, communist, language terrorist, vulnerable artist. Complimented by historical and contemporary materials, the film approaches Jelinek’s linguistic montage from a personal perspective and explores what it means to be perceived as a traitor to the fatherland.

From TGM to TGV - A Tunisian Story

Dir.: Ruggero Gabbai
| 83 minutes

The film traces the often shattered and moving destinies of three generations of Tunisian Jews, one of the most ancient Jewish communities in the history of the diaspora. The result is the reconstruction of a complex and multifaceted identity, divided between two deeply different countries: France and Tunisia.

The Green Perfume

Dir.: Nicolas Pariser
| 101 minutes

Martin becomes the primary suspect in the poisoning of a fellow actor, while being chased by a mysterious organization called the Green Perfume. Together with the eccentric Claire, Martin starts his own investigation, leading to an adventure all over Europe. This is a playful and original murder mystery.

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

Dir.: Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine
| 115 minutes

This documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” The film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials, including Cohen’s personal notebooks, photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings.

Judas

Dir.: Dan Wolman
| 84 minutes

Shmuel takes a job as a companion to the elderly Gershom. The two men debate Jesus's humanity and the meaning of Judas Iscariot’s betrayal. Things become complicated when Shmuel falls in love with Gershom's widowed daughter-in-law. A gentle and insightful adaptation to Amos Oz’s best-selling novel.

Klarsfeld: A Love Story

Dir.: Mike Lerner, Martin Herring
| 90 minutes

The Klarsfeld have spent their lives tracking down Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice. Now in their 80s, they continue their fight against a resurgent far-right movement in Europe. Beate and Serge - hunting partners, activists, husband and wife, parents, revealing both their courageous work and enduring love.

Little Shop of Horror

Dir.: Frank Oz
| 93 minutes

Seymour finds a vehicle for private and public success in the form of a man-eating plant from outer space. However, its cannibalistic eating habits become insatiable and it's up to Seymour to cut it down to size. An entertaining, spine-chilling, and delightful cult hit.

March 68

Dir.: Krzysztof Lang
| 115 minutes

Two young students meet and fall in love in the midst of social turmoil and Jewish discrimination in 1960s Warsaw. While the young lovers are uninterested in politics, they find themselves unable to avoid the subject and soon discover freedom comes at a high price.

Theatrical Release

My Father’s Secrets

Dir.: Véra Belmont
| 74 minutes

1960s Belgium. Michel and his brother Charly live a happy childhood. Their father does not reveal his past.  The brothers imagine him as a great adventurer or treasure hunter…. But what is he hiding? A moving adaptation to Michel Kichka’s graphic novel. 

My Neighbor Adolf

Dir.: Leon Prudovsky
| 96 minutes

1960. Polsky, a lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor, lives in the remote Colombian countryside. When a mysterious old German man moves in next-door, he suspects that his new neighbor is... Adolf Hitler. Polsky is forced to engage in a relationship with the enemy in order to obtain irrefutable proof…. 

Neighbours

Dir.: Mano Khalil
| 124 minutes

In a Syrian border village in the early 1980s, little Sero attends school for the first time. A new teacher arrives with the goal of making Pan-Arabic comrades out of the Kurdish children. The lessons upset and confuse Sero, whose longtime neighbors are a lovable Jewish family.