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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Dir.: Joseph Cedar
| 118 minutes

Norman Oppenheimer was a small time operator until he befriended a young Israeli politician. When the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman’s life dramatically changes. Joseph Cedar’s new film is a touching drama-comedy.

Ben-Gurion, Epilogue

Dir.: Yariv Mozer
| 70 minutes

Based on archive material, the film reveals the final years in the life of Israel's founder, David Ben Gurion. Excluded from leadership, he allowed himself a hindsight perspective on the Zionist enterprise and self-examined himself.

Ghost in the Shell

Dir.: Rupert Sanders
| 104 minutes

A cyborg, working for a cybercrime unit, sets out to investigate who is targeting her unit. What she will find, will change her life forever. A “smart, hard-lacquered entertainment” (Variety) live-action adaptation of the cult 1990s anime hit. 

Neruda

Dir.: Pablo Larrin
| 107 minutes

Chilean poet Pablo Neruda joins the Communist party and becomes a fugitive. Inspector Óscar Peluchonneau is assigned his case. Director Pablo Larrin presents one of the greatest films of the past year, offering a grand, clever, and heartfelt cinematic and cultural adventure. 

Moonlight

Dir.: Barry Jenkins
| 111 minutes

Barry Jenkins draws a portrait of African-American masculinity in America today through three stages in the life of a young African-American. “Barry Jenkins’ game-changer… is both intimate and epic” (Rolling Stone). 

Personal Affairs

Dir.: Maha Haj
| 90 minutes

Nazareth, today. An old couple lives wearily to the rhythm of daily routine. Their children live on the other side of the border, in Ramallah. Between check-points and dreams, frivolity and politics, some want to leave, others want to stay.

The Salesman

Dir.: Asghar Farhdi
| 125 minutes

A couple has to find a new apartment. A violent incident that happens there turns their lives upside-down and threatens their relationship. “Farhadi remains a master of pace and tension, slowly upping the stakes in an unsettling narrative” (Screen).

Toni Erdmann

Dir.: Maren Ade
| 162 minutes

A father tries to reconnect with his daughter, a serious business woman, and to bring back some light into their life. Maren Ade presents his attempts through a series of surprising and unique moments. The result is a sweeping, funny, thought-provoking, and emotive comedy. 

The Red Turtle

Dir.: Michael Dudok de Wit
| 80 minutes

This dialogue-free animated film depicts a man stranded on a desert island inhabited by turtles, scorpions and birds. The Red Turtle offers viewers of all ages an uplifting and thought-provoking aesthetic experience.

I, Daniel Blake

Dir.: Ken Loach
| 100 minutes

Two people fighting to receive welfare from the state meet in this moving and effective film. The great Ken Loach reaffirms his ability to translate well articulated and intelligent social criticism into cinematic patterns that play on the heartstrings and conscience.

Perfect Strangers

Dir.: Paolo Genovese
| 97 minutes

Seven friends play a game during a dinner party: share all phone calls and text messages they receive. Facing big and small secrets, friendships and relationships will be tested.

Paterson

Dir.: Jim Jarmusch
| 113 minutes

Jim Jarmusch’s film fuses the poetic and the mundane. Adam Driver is a bus driver in a city that shares his name – Paterson. While driving, he listens to passengers’ conversations and writes poetry. His wife, however, has higher aspirations.