In collaboration with Mifal Hapayis

26/12/2021

Closing year: 5 Israeli films released in 2021 and you may have missed them

Talia Lavie's The Black Comedy, the short animated film nominated for the Ophir Prize, the intriguing work of Gidi Der and a rare glimpse into the tumultuous life of the late Ronit Alkabetz. 5 Israeli films not to be missed

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Quite a few Israeli films have been released in the past year, some more well-known, and some less so.

In case you missed it, we have compiled for you five Israeli films that came out in 2021 that may have slipped under your radar.

Great comedic drama.

One in the heart (Photo: yes planet)

One in the heart

Immediately after their wedding, the bride and groom arrive at a luxurious hotel to celebrate their wedding night, but instead they start a fight, and the planned romantic night becomes a unique journey around the city, featuring intriguing encounters and deep questions.

This is a great comedic drama, signed by director Talia Lavie, who also created the acclaimed "Zero in Human Relations".

"The main innovation of" One in the Heart "is actually dealing with the issue of monogamy, which has hardly been expressed in contemporary Israeli cinema, which tends to move away from romantic matters," wrote Walla Avner Shavit film critic about the film.

"Lavi does not shy away from this, and is good at discussing a question that concerns many of her generation."

: Talia Lavie.

: Ran Danker, Abigail Harari, Orly Zilbershtz and Meir Suissa.

"I took a personal experience that I very much remember and tried to convey the emotion."

Black slide (Photo: PR)

Black slide

The short animated film created by Uri Lotan and produced with the support of Mifal Hapayis was nominated for the Ophir Award in the short feature film category.

The film tells the story of her father, a 12-year-old boy who is afraid of the black slide - which is considered the scariest slide in the water park.

But during the course of the film, her father's real fears and the difficulties he has to deal with are revealed.

"The idea of ​​the film is basically to create a contrast between the place itself, the dimension, which is a terribly fun place - compared to the shaky experience that requires maturity," director Uri Lotan said of the film.

"I took a personal experience that I very much remember and tried to convey the emotion. It should be made clear that I can not reveal everything that happens at the end of the film but what I can say is that I am returning to an important and big moment that largely shaped me and my life."

: Uri Lotan For

an interview with the film's director Uri Lotan >>

A combination of social satire and a horror thriller.

See you soon (Photo: yes planet)

See you at celebrations

"We will happily see a combination of social satire and a horror thriller to tear apart the Israeli community in Los Angeles, and the world in general. Michael Aloni, Mike Burstein and Shani Atias are excellent, but the show is stolen by Liraz Hammi. Want to see," Avner Shavit, Walla.

A Shabbat dinner attended by a group of Israelis in a luxurious villa in the Hollywood Hills in the United States is out of control, following a destructive combination of cultural gaps, ego, greed and lots of alcohol.

The black comedy of director Michael Meir, which won the Best Film Award at the Haifa Film Festival in 2012 for "Darkness," stars Michael Aloni, Liraz Hammi and Alon Padot.

: Michael Meir.

: Michael Aloni, Liraz Hammi and Alon Padot.

A work consisting of thousands of paintings.

Legend of destruction (Photo: yes planet)

A legend of destruction

Gidi Der's work consists of thousands of paintings by the artists Michael Faust and David Polonsky, and is played by the voices of Amos Tamam, Yael Abkasis, Shuli Rand, Zeev Revach, Moni Moshonov and others.

The Legend of Destruction, which won four Ophir Prizes (editing, soundtrack, art design and original music), tells of the Jewish revolt in the Roman Empire, which eventually led to the destruction of the Second Temple.

: Gidi Dr.

: Shuli Rand, Zeev Revach, Moni Moshonov, Amos Tamam and Yael Abkasis.

A rare glimpse into the tumultuous life of the late Ronit Alkabetz. Black notebooks (Photo: Cannes Film Festival)

Black notebooks

A rare glimpse into the tumultuous life of the late Ronit Alkabetz, one of the greatest actresses in the history of Israeli cinema. This is the last film in which she took part, which was released after years of work.

"Shaky moments intimately commemorate Alkabetz in the days when she was battling cancer," Avner Shavit wrote of him

.

But the late creator maintained until the last moment the faith, the sense of humor and the joy of creation, and the nobility of her soul is revealed in "Black Notebooks" in full isolation.

The least we can do is preserve its heritage. "

: Shlomi Alkabetz.

: Ronit Alkabetz, Miriam Alkabetz, Eli Alkabetz, Vivian Amsalem and Menashe Noy.

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