Smile of the Lamb 
Two friends dream of an enlightened government on the West Bank, only to be forced into opposite camps because of circumstances beyond their control. This is a fable about the nature of sacrifice, a contemporary melodrama about the dilemma of the Middle East, a political allegory, and a tale of friendships put to the test. A sensitive commentary on the politics of power in Israel, based on the novel by David Grossman. With Tuncel Kurtiz, Ramy Danon and Macram Khury. Directed by Shimon Dotan.
 

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ISBN 1-56082-288-0
95 min., #545, Color, 1987,  
Hebrew w/Eng. subtitles, $49.95

Fictitious Marriage 
Jerusalem high school teacher Eldad Ilan is in the midst of a mid-life crisis. He goes off to Tel Aviv, where he is mistaken for an Arab laborer and is asked to join an Arab work force on a construction job. A powerful study of contemporary Israel; piercing yet humorous.  With Shlomo Bar-Aba and Irit Sheleg. Directed by Haim Bouzaglo.

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Nadia 
The story of a sixteen year old Arab girl from an Arab village within Israel. Her family is involved in village life; her father is a farmer with progressive ideas.  In order improve her future choices, Nadia decides to enroll in a Jewish high school, where she is confronted by the apprehension, resistance and prejudice of both her Arab friends and her new Jewish classmates. Stars Hana Azulai-Hasfary, Yuval Banai and Meir Banai. Directed by Amnon Rubinstein. 

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ISBN 1-56082-176-0 
90 min., #543, Color, 1987,  
Hebrew w/Eng. subtitles, $39.95

 

Hamsin 
(Eastern Wind) 
A Jewish landowner and his Arab worker work side by side to build a dream ranch in the Galilee. When some Arab lands in the area are about to be confiscated by the government, tensions flair up. Efforts are made to try and bring calm, but it seems futile as the "hamsin," the hot desert wind, sends temperatures and tempers soaring to explosive heights.  Mature audiences.  With Shlomo Tarshish, Yasin Shawap, Hemda Levy and Ruth Geler.  Directed by Daniel Wachsmann.
 
"This is one of the more powerful dramas to come out of Israel, well shot...and well acted."-Variety

Winner, Silver Leopard, Locarno Int'l Film Festival 

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ISBN 1-56082-024-1 
90 min., #547, Color, 1983  
Hebrew w/Eng. subtitles, $39.95