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The 2021 Jewish International

Film Festival

Highlight Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Films (alphabetical order). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Melbourne Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Melbourne Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Sydney Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Sydney Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4

Perth, Brisbane and Canberra Schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Tickets & Venue Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4

Booking Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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FESTIVA L TE A M —

CONTENTS —

E XECU TIV E DIREC TOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindy Tamir

A RTIS TIC DIREC TOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Tamir

FES TIVA L & M A RK ETING

M A N AGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Rosenberg

M A RK ETING ASSIS TA NT . . . . . . . . . . Jaymes Durante

COPY WRITERS . . Erin Rosenberg & Jaymes Durante

FES TIVA L IDENTIT Y & DESIGN . . . . . . Kylie Holmes

WEB DE V ELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chook

TR A ILER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hudson Sowada

M ATERIA L S & CON V ERSIONS . . . . . . JORR Pty Ltd.

PU BLICIT Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Original Spin

A SPECIA L TH A NKS TO THE DEDICATED TE A MS

AT CL ASSIC, LIDO A ND RIT Z CINEM AS, LU N A

CINEM AS LEEDERVILLE , ROSE VILLE CINEM AS,

DENDY CINEM AS, A ND NEW FA RM CINEM AS.

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Welcome

A NOTE FROM THE A RTISTIC DIRECTOR —

It is such a pleasure to present JIFF on the big screen after the tumult of 2020. Our decision

to postpone JIFF was motivated by our commitment to an in-cinema festival; we invite you to

immerse yourselves in the positive shared experience that generates the unique JIFF alchemy.

This year’s program reaches out to all ages across the full psychedelic spectrum of politics

and religiosity. The line-up includes the Australian premieres of fifty films and three series;

as usual split equally between Israeli and diaspora productions, with nineteen countries

represented on screen.

We open with the exhilarating drama Incitement, winner of the best film award at the 2019 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars). The critically-acclaimed feature is directed by Yaron

Zilberman, creator of the new HBO series Valley of Tears.

Big international festival films include Here We Are, direct from Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival, and the new Holocaust-era film Persian Lessons, which premiered at the 2020 Berlinale.

There are rousing films about the Jewish changemakers Menachem Begin, George Soros

and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Asia, starring Shira Haas, is the winner of this year’s Ophir Award for best film, and is therefore Israel’s submission to the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming

Academy Awards. It kicks off our very own mini ‘Shira fest’, which includes Esau and our super Closing Night screening of the first two episodes of Shtisel season 3.

We present unique cinema binge-watch opportunities for the TV series Unchained and Nisman, and invite you immerse yourself in heavy-hitting docs ‘Til Kingdom Come, The Human Factor and Love, It Was Not.

For cinephiles, there is plenty of joy to be had with Churchill and the Movie Mogul, Alan Pakula: Going For Truth and The Last Stage, a newly restored 1948 Holocaust-era gem.

Harvey Keitel, Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno and Guy Pearce bring Hollywood star power to

our line-up, alongside celebrated and edgy American indie films Minyan and Shiva Baby.

Thank you all for your support in making JIFF the biggest Jewish festival internationally;

see you all at the movies.

—Eddie, Lindy and Erin

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Opening Night — IncitementJoin us to celebrate the start of JIFF 2021 with the Australian Premiere screening of the

exhilarating award-winning drama Incitement (pg 24), which follows the radicalisation of Israeli ultranationalist Yigal Amir in the year leading up to his assassination of Prime Minister

Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The screening will be followed by an exclusively prerecorded Q&A

with the Israeli director Yaron Zilberman.

MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK

Wed 17 Feb

7PM Opening Night event

8PM Incitement screening

SYDNEY / RITZ CINEMAS, RANDWICK

Thu 18 Feb

7PM Opening Night event

8PM Incitement screening

Highlight Events —

‘Til Kingdom Come — Director Q&ADiscover the story behind the extraordinary relationship that exists between the American

Evangelical community and the State of Israel. Director Maya Zinshtein joins us from Israel

for a digital Q&A.


Sunday 21 Feb, 6:30PM


Sun 21 Feb, 6:40PM

Breaking Bread — Special Event ScreeningJoin us at Ritz Cinemas or the Classic Cinemas Rooftop for a special screening of Breaking Bread (pg 14), a mouth-watering documentary that celebrates the impact of food in creating social change, presented by Eskal. Admission includes a glass of Bellarine Estate wine or Alexander

craft beer and a snack on arrival.


Sun 21 Feb, 11:45AM for a 12PM film start.

MELBOURNE / CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK (ROOFTOP)

Sun 28 Feb, 8PM for a 8:15PM film start.

7See pages 50, 51 & 54 for the full list of JIFF events. Tickets at jiff.com.au and participating cinema box offices.

Closing Night — Shtisel Season 3We’re rolling out the red carpet for the Australian Premiere of the first two episodes of the

new season – season 3 – of the worldwide phenomenon TV series Shtisel (pg 38).


Tue 16 March

7:30PM Drinks

8PM Shtisel screening


Wed 17 March

7:30PM Drinks

8PM Shtisel screening

“JIFF for me is about connection. Stories and ideas which have become seemingly distant and irrelevant, are

brought back to us, and feel personal and relatable. We can then connect to our shared and diverse past,

to Israeli culture, and best of all, to each other.” —JIFF PATRON ELLIE AJZNER

“I love everything about the Jewish Film Festival. I am interested in the Holocaust films and the Israeli

films. I enjoy meeting everyone I know in the foyer and I encourage all my friends to come.”

—JIFF PATRON LUBA OLENSKI

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The past interlaces with the present:

the discovery of a mysterious yellowed

photograph depicting a little girl will lead

Christian and Jewish students to search for

the truth. They undertake a journey through

the memory of a painful past that is hard to

forget, such as the memory of the raid on the

Jewish ghetto of Rome.

ITALY — 2020, 100 MIN DIRECTOR — Giulio Base

LANGUAGE — Italian (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

ISRAEL, FRANCE — 2020, 113 MIN DIRECTOR — Roy Krispel

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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Abu OmarA Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto

(UN CIELO STELLATO SOPRA IL GHETTO DI ROMA)

Under a strict military curfew, grieving

Palestinian father Salah (Kais Nashif, Tel Aviv on Fire) sets out on the road to attempt to cross the Israeli border. Along the way, he is

helped by a Jewish pregnant woman.

A drama punctuated with a quiet and

deadpan humour, Abu Omar is a tender journey of comradery and kindness despite

grief.

Premiered at the 2020 Tokyo Film

Festival.

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb ★ 6:50PMSun 7 Mar 12:10PM

Tue 16 Mar 2:20PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Tue 2 Mar 6:30PM

Sun 14 Mar 12:15PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb ★ 6:15PM

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Mon 22 Feb 8:40PM

Tue 2 Mar 2PM

Sat 13 Mar 4:30PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 6 Mar 2:15PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Mon 8 Mar 8:50PM

★ Accompanied by an event. See pages 50, 51 & 54 for more information.

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“A compelling look at the dawn of the nuclear age.” — The Hollywood Reporter

Based on Stanislaw Ulam’s autobiography, Adventures of a Mathematician offers a fascinating

glimpse into one of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century.

Stanislaw (Philippe Tlokinski), a Polish Jewish mathematician, is offered an opportunity to

work on a top-secret project in New Mexico. Along with a French woman (Esther Garrel, Call

Me By Your Name) who he marries after a whirlwind romance, Stan moves to Los Alamos and

becomes part of a team of brilliant young immigrant scientists whose work led to the creation

of the hydrogen bomb.

GERMANY, POLAND, UK — 2020, 102 MIN DIRECTOR — Thor Klein

LANGUAGE — English, Polish (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Adventures of a Mathematician

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Fri 19 Feb 12PM

Sun 21 Feb 4:30PM

Mon 1 Mar 8:40PM

Wed 3 Mar 12PM

Sat 6 Mar 2PM

Wed 10 Mar 4:15PM

Sun 14 Mar 2:15PM

Tue 16 Mar 4:30PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 8:40PM

Wed 24 Feb 2PM

Fri 26 Feb 12PM

Sun 28 Feb 4:25PM

Wed 3 Mar 6:40PM

Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM

Tue 9 Mar 2:15PM

Sat 13 Mar 2PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb 4:45PM

Mon 1 Mar 8:45PM

Wed 3 Mar 12PM

Sat 6 Mar 2PM

Sun 14 Mar 12:15PM

Tue 16 Mar 2:15PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Mon 8 Mar 8PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 2PM

Mon 1 Mar 8:30PM

BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS)Sat 27 Feb 4:30PM

CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM

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When retired 68 year-old Meir discovers that

his 30 years of planning the annual village

celebration have been summarily discarded

and the job has been given to inexperienced

local teens instead, the ground beneath his

feet begins to give way. In his effort to restore

a sense of meaning and vitality, Meir begins

to rebel against the inevitable: the betrayal of

his physical body, the growing distance from

his children, and the loss of relevance.

Reconstructing fiction from real life,

Africa is the cinematic journey of an ageing parent crafted by the hands of his loving son,

in this deeply personal story on reinventing

oneself, as years go by.

ISRAEL — 2019, 82 MIN DIRECTOR — Oren Gerner

LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA — 2020, 110 MIN DIRECTOR — Matthew Miele

LANGUAGE — English AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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Alan Pakula: Going for TruthAfrica

“A touching memorialisation of a visionary talent.” — 812 Film Reviews

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J.

Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely

private man, who was unflinching in his

commitment to bringing some of the most

memorable movies of the 20th century to

the big screen. Always placing story first

and going for truth, this elusive artist finally

gets his spotlight. Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and

Dustin Hoffman, stars from his wide-ranging

filmography including To Kill A Mockingbird, Klute, All the President’s Men and Sophie’s Choice, bring Pakula to life once more after he was lost so tragically.

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Wed 24 Feb 2:45PM

Wed 10 Mar 8:50PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 1 Mar 8:30PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Wed 10 Mar 6:30PM

Tue 16 Mar 6:45PM

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb 6:30PM

Sat 27 Feb 2:15PM

Sun 7 Mar 4:40PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 2:15PM

Tue 2 Mar 6:40PM

Sun 14 Mar 4PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb 6:30PM

Sat 27 Feb 4PM

Sun 7 Mar 4:30PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Tue 9 Mar 2:15PM

Wed 10 Mar 2:15PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 4:10PM

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“A romantic fresco that brings together history and fiction.” — Ciné Dweller

France, 1940. Defying logic, Janot

Reichenbach, a wealthy Jewish woman,

decides to not flee the German-occupied

country with her husband and son. Instead,

she joins socialist politician and three-time

Prime Minister Léon Blum, with whom she

fell madly in love when she was only sixteen

but kept apart from all these years, in the

free zone. Determined to stay with Blum at

all costs and willing to sacrifice all she has

for love, she follows him as he is moved from

France to Buchenwald, where they are both

imprisoned.

Based on a remarkable true story.

FRANCE — 2019, 103 MIN DIRECTOR — Laurent Heynemann

LANGUAGE — French (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

UKRAINE, GEORGIA — 2019, 102 MIN DIRECTOR — Zaza Urushadze

LANGUAGE — German, Russian (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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AntonAn Irrepressible

Woman (JE NE RÊVE QUE DE VOUS)

A friendship that survived the wrath of war.

1919. A small village in Ukraine settled by

German farming families. In the wake of

World War I and the Russian Revolution,

this is a period of great upheaval and

religious division, yet young Anton, a

German Catholic, and Jakob, a Russian

Jew, are inseparable friends. Helmed by

Academy Award nominated director Zaza

Urushadze (Tangerines), Anton explores how the universal bonds of childhood friendship

are stronger than the prejudices of an adult

world torn by hatred and revenge.

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Wed 24 Feb 6:40PM

Sun 28 Feb 12PM

Sun 7 Mar 9:10PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 12:15PM

Wed 10 Mar 6:40PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Wed 3 Mar 6:30PM

Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sat 20 Feb 4:15PM

Mon 22 Feb 4PM

Mon 8 Mar 12:15PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb 2PM

Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM


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“Shira Haas is devastating…a patient and inquisitive character study with an emotional wallop.” — Indiewire

Asia (Alena Yiv) and Vika (Shira Haas) are more like sisters than mother and daughter.

Young mom Asia hides nothing about her work-hard, play-hard lifestyle, and expects the

same openness and honesty from teenage Vika. But Vika is at an age where privacy and

independence are paramount, and inevitably begins to rebel against her mom’s parenting style.

With two stubborn and opinionated women under one roof, Asia finds herself in new

territory and stumbles to achieve a balance between asserting her parental authority and

respecting her daughter’s point of view. When health issues lead Vika to be confined to a

wheelchair and her need for romantic experiences and sexual exploration becomes more

urgent, Asia realizes she must get out of the way so that her daughter can live her life.

Winner Best Film, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the 2020 Ophir (Israeli

Oscars) Awards.

ISRAEL — 2020, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Ruthy Pribar

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Russian (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Thu 18 Feb 2:15PM

Sun 21 Feb 6:50PM

Wed 24 Feb 12PM

Fri 26 Feb 2:20PM

Sun 28 Feb 4:55PM

Tue 2 Mar 12PM

Fri 5 Mar 12:15PM

Sat 6 Mar 6:40PM

Mon 8 Mar 2:30PM

Tue 9 Mar 8:50PM

Sat 13 Mar 6:50PM

Sun 14 Mar 8:30PM

Mon15 Mar 2:10PM


Tue 23 Feb 12PM

Thu 25 Feb 2PM

Sun 28 Feb 6:30PM

Sat 6 Mar 4:15PM

Mon 8 Mar 4:25PM

Tue 9 Mar 8:40PM

Wed 10 Mar 4:30PM

Thu 11 Mar 4PM

Sat 13 Mar 8:30PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Fri 19 Feb 2:30PM

Sun 21 Feb 6:50PM

Wed 24 Feb 2PM

Sun 28 Feb 6:45PM

Tue 2 Mar 2PM

Thu 4 Mar 4PM

Sat 6 Mar 6:40PM

Tue 9 Mar 6:30PM

Wed 10 Mar 4PM

Sat 13 Mar 4:20PM

Sun 14 Mar 6:30PM

Wed 17 Mar 12PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Thu 11 Mar 2:15PM

Sat 20 Mar 2:15PM

Mon 22 Mar 8PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 12PM

Wed 24 Feb 6:30PM

Fri 26 Feb 12PM

Mon 1 Mar 2:30PM

BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS)Mon 22 Feb 4:15PM

Thu 25 Feb 7:15PM

Sun 28 Feb 12:15PM

CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Thu 18 Feb 6:45PM

Mon 22 Feb 4:30PM

Sun 28 Feb 12:15PM

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“A sweet parable about the impossibility of transmitting the chaos created by terrorism.” — Critique Film

A dark romantic comedy following the life of Ronen Matalon. Born and raised in Jerusalem,

Ronen begins to conduct tours of infamous terror attack sites along Jaffa Street, while also

taking care of his elderly and dependent father. During one of his tours he meets Asia Mulan,

an ex-Jerusalem resident who lives in Barcelona and possesses an unquenchable thirst for life.

They fall in love, and Ronen is torn between the forces of life and forces of death that pull on

him from opposite directions.

Winner Best First Feature at the 2019 Jerusalem Film Festival.

ISRAEL — 2019, 82 MIN DIRECTOR — Yossi Atia, David Ofek

LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive (NOLADTI BEYERUSHALAYIM VEANI ADAYIN CHAY)

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Tue 9 Mar 8:40PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 9 Mar 8:30PM

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“An award-winning love letter to the food of the Middle East.” — The Jewish Chronicle

This delicious documentary follows a group of chefs who take part in a unique food festival

in the Israeli city of Haifa. The feel-good – and extremely appetising – message of the film is

clear: Arabs and Jews should unite over their shared love of food rather than fighting. Featuring

freshly chopped Israeli/Arab salad, exquisite mussakhan (Palestinian roast chicken) and

kreplach (Jewish dumplings) made to perfection, Breaking Bread is a mouth-watering film about hope, collaboration and exotic fare.

ISRAEL — 2019, 83 MIN DIRECTOR — Beth Elise Hawk

LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb 2:15PM

Sun 28 Feb ★ 8:15PMWed 3 Mar 8:30PM

Sun 7 Mar 2:20PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 6:45PM

Sun 28 Feb 12PM

Sun 14 Mar 2:30PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 12PMMon 1 Mar 12PM

Sun 7 Mar 12:15PM

Sat 13 Mar 2:10PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS)Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM

Mon 22 Mar 2:15PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 2PM

Mon 1 Mar 6:30PM

BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb 12PM

Sun 28 Feb 2:10PM

CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 12:15PM

Sun 28 Feb 2:20PM

PRESENTED BY ESKAL DELI

Rooftop screening.

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“A deeply moving first-hand account.” — The Hollywood Reporter

The compelling story of two Jewish teenage

sisters struggling to survive the Holocaust

in Nazi occupied Poland. They are both

talented: Ariana Elizabeth Bellak, a child

prodigy referred to as the ‘Polish Shirley

Temple’, performs on stage in Warsaw

shortly before the war. She sings, plays piano

and appears in feature film by famous Polish

directors. She is nine years old when the war

starts. Renia is more introverted, romantic

and sensitive. She is a gifted poet who keeps

a diary spanning the years 1939 to 1942.

Ariana, who currently lives in New York,

narrates her story on screen. Her narration

intertwines with text from Renia’s diary.

POLAND — 2019, 70 MIN DIRECTOR — Tomasz Magierski

LANGUAGE — English, Polish (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

UK — 2019, 60 MIN DIRECTOR — John Fleet

LANGUAGE — EnglishAUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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Churchill and the Movie MogulBroken Dreams

“A fascinating account of how Churchill changed cinema.” — The Telegraph

Winston Churchill understood the power

of films, but the true extent of his use

of cinema as a propaganda tool is rarely

explored. In 1934, a Hungarian Jewish

émigré and England’s first and only movie

mogul, Alexander Korda, signed Churchill

up as a screenwriter and historical advisor.

It was the start of a unique collaboration as

Churchill provided script notes for Korda’s

productions and penned an epic screenplay.

When war broke out, their partnership

took on national importance. These two

establishment outsiders shared a common

view of cinema’s propagandistic potential,

which they skillfully exploited to turn the

tide of history.


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Mon 15 Mar 6:30PM

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Mon 22 Feb 12:15PM

Thu 25 Feb 4:30PM

Mon 8 Mar 8:45PM

Tue 16 Mar 12:10PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Fri 5 Mar 12PM

Mon 15 Mar ★ 8:30PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Tue 23 Feb 4:40PM

Sun 14 Mar 8:30PM

Wed 17 Mar 4:15PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 4:40PM

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Goddamned communist. Internal enemy.

Privileged Tel Aviv Ashkenazi. It seems Dov

Khenin has been called almost everything

during his 13-year tenure as Member of

Knesset for Jewish-Arab party ‘Hadash’.

For years, director Barak Heymann

has been following this leading legislator,

creating a film that examines the open

wounds of contemporary Israeli society:

from the forced removal of the residents

of Givat Amal to turbulent meetings of the

Knesset’s Finance Committee, and down to

the violent events at Umm al-Hiran.

Comrade Dov is a surprising, thought-provoking portrait of a unique politician,

who refuses to give up even as reality deals

him one cruel blow after another.

ISRAEL — 2019, 75 MIN DIRECTOR — Barak Heymann

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

GERMANY — 2019, 106 MIN DIRECTOR — Dror Zahavi

LANGUAGE — Arabic, Hebrew, English, German (English subtitles)

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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Crescendo #makemusicnotwarComrade Dov

(HA’KHA’VER DOV)

When world-famous conductor Eduard

Sporck (played by Toni Erdmann’s Peter Simonischek) accepts a job to help establish

an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, he

steps into a firestorm of discord and mistrust.

The two factions of young musicians have

grown up in a state of conflict, with fear

governing their perceptions of each other.

With only three weeks of rehearsal, Sporck’s

essential task becomes more interpersonal

than musical: can the children of conflict

come together in harmony? Director Dror

Zahavi brings us a gripping, clear-eyed

drama imbued with hope for understanding,

humanity, and peace.

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Tue 2 Mar ★ 6:40PM Tue 9 Mar 12:05PM

Thu 11 Mar 4:30PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Tue 2 Mar ★ 6:40PM Thu 11 Mar 4PM

MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Mon 22 Feb 12PM

Sat 27 Feb 4:15PM

Mon 8 Mar ★ 6:20PM Tue 9 Mar 12PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sat 27 Feb 4:20PM

Mon 8 Mar ★ 6:20PM

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“Conceptual and audacious.” — Cineuropa

Having fallen in love with Julie, Yuval moves from his native Israel to Paris to be with her, and

the two get married. When his visa expires, he finds himself back in Israel, communicating with

his wife and baby via Skype. But instead of bringing them together while Yuval is away, this

new form of interaction only reveals the doubts each of them harbours about the future of their

relationship. Israeli-French director Keren Ben Rafael (Virgins) returns with a sensitive and compelling drama about relationships, immigration and the impact technology has on our lives.

FRANCE — 2019, 90 MIN DIRECTOR — Keren Ben Rafael

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ISRAEL, RUSSIA — 2020, 117 MIN DIRECTOR — Pavel Lungin

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Esau

Harvey Keitel, Lior Ashkenazi and Shira Haas headline Esau, the first English-language film from acclaimed Russian-French director Pavel Lungin. Adapted from the novel of the same

name by Israeli author Meir Shalev, Esau follows a 40-year-old writer who returns to his family home after half a lifetime to face the brother who stole both his love and livelihood, and offers a

modern twist on the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in the book of Genesis.

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“A seamless blend of humour, pathos and heart.” — Toronto Jewish Film Festival

Husband and wife Victor and Raya Frenkel were the golden voices of the Soviet film dubbing

for decades: all the Western movies that reached Soviet screens were dubbed by them. In

1990, with the collapse of Soviet Union, the Frenkels decided to make Aliyah and immigrate

to Israel along with hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews. However, in Israel, during the Iraqi

Scud missile attacks, there is no need for Russian speaking dubbing artists. Victor’s and Raya’s

attempts to use their talent will cause bizarre and unexpected events during their first months

in their new home, and turn the beginning of this chapter of their life into an amusing, painful,

and absurd experience.

ISRAEL — 2019, 88 MIN DIRECTOR — Evgeny Ruman

LANGUAGE — Russian, Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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“A poignant and moving story of a father’s love for his son.” — Critical Movie Critics

Graced by two fantastic lead performances, Here We Are is a film about the triumphs, the sadness, and the quiet moments of tenderness that make up so much of our lives. Aharon, a

stubborn and proud divorcée, and Uri, his autistic son, have lived a harmonious life together for

years, but time is catching up with them. Uri is now an adult, and his mother is pushing for him

to enter an institution and shift to more independent living. But the two men are reluctant to

separate, and together embark on a life-changing road trip.

A kind and compassionate drama, Here We Are touches on the strengths of family ties, the rights of the differently abled, and the challenges of ageing, and won the Best Director,

Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Awards at the 2020 Ophir Awards

(Israeli Oscars).

Directed by award-winning director Nir Bergman (Broken Wings), the film premiered in Official Selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.

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LANGUAGE — Hebrew (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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“Exposes the intricate relationship between diplomacy, politics and religion and the heavy price of neutrality.” — UK Jewish Film Festival

As World War II looms on the horizon, Pope Pius XI calls on a humble American priest to help

him challenge the evils of Nazism and anti-semitism. But death intervenes, and a new pope,

Pius XII, carries out a very different response to Hitler and the Holocaust.

Holy Silence tells the dramatic story of the Vatican’s actions – and inactions – during World War II and the years leading up to it. Featuring Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn as the

voice of President Franklin Roosevelt, the film focuses on the little known story of Americans –

from priests to presidents – who worked behind the scenes in hopes of persuading the Holy See

to be a strong moral voice against Hitler and fascism.

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“A stirring romantic comedy anchored by two lively and dynamic performances [that] cements Lavie’s singular cinematic talent.”

— Tribeca Film Festival

From Talya Lavie, the breakthrough director

of Zero Motivation, and the producers of Foxtrot, comes Honeymood, a romantic comedy set over the course of one night

in Jerusalem. A bride and groom arrive

at a lavish hotel suite after their wedding.

Instead of relaxing and enjoying a romantic

night together, they get into a fight that

soon develops into a dazed, urban journey,

confronting them with past loves, repressed

doubts, and the lives they have left behind.

ISRAEL — 2020, 90 MIN DIRECTOR — Talya Lavie


ISRAEL — 2020, 120 MIN DIRECTOR — Roni Aboulafia

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Honeymood

The story of former Israeli Prime Minister

Ehud Olmert’s unexpected rise to power and

his dramatic fall from grace, from the highest

office in the land to Ward 10 at Maasiyahu

Prison. Set as a political thriller, it follows

the incredible events that elevated him

to power and set the stage for his epic fall,

creating a portrait of a multi-faceted man and

providing a behind-the-scenes look at the

mechanisms and machinations that control

politics, justice, war and peace.

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“Riveting and compelling.” — The Hollywood Reporter

“Compelling... It’s as significant as it is fascinating, and it is drop dead fascinating.” — Los Angeles Times

With unprecedented access to the foremost American negotiators, The Human Factor is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States came within reach of pulling off the

impossible – securing peace between Israel and its neighbours. Today, the need to learn from

past mistakes couldn’t be more urgent. From director Dror Moreh (The Gatekeepers), The Human Factor highlights the importance of human relationships in attempting to solve major conflicts.

UK, ISRAEL — 2019, 106 MIN DIRECTOR — Dror Moreh


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“This powerful film cogently indicts the dark, repressive voices in any society who can set the stage for violence.” — The Hollywood Reporter

The assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 was a watershed

moment for Israel. Incitement is a mesmerising and electrifying account of assassin Yigal

Amir’s radicalisation process over a two-year period leading up to the murder, against the

backdrop of violent protests, terror attacks and Amir’s growing sense of personal frustration

and isolation. Combining archive footage of Rabin and the then opposition leader, Benjamin

Netanyahu, with superb performances, Incitement tells a story of a personal and national

tragedy that killed not just a leader but also the dream for peace between Israelis and

Palestinians.

This gripping and memorable drama was Israel’s submission for the 2020 Academy Award

for Best International Feature Film, and Winner of the 2019 Ophir Award (Israeli Oscars) for

Best Film.

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Hatufim, Fauda, False Flag, Shtisel… the list of hit Israeli TV shows is seemingly endless.

How can we explain the success of Israel

consistently producing blockbuster TV

series that resonate the world over? Offering

a behind-the-scenes look at the industry

producing some of our favourite shows, this

new documentary considers the storytelling

legacy of Israeli society, and contemplates

the everyday conflicts that inform the writing

of some of our favourite dramas.

FRANCE — 2019, 70 MIN DIRECTOR — Olivier Joyard

LANGUAGE — French, Hebrew, English (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

AUSTRALIA — 2021, 52 MIN DIRECTOR — Mitzi Goldman

LANGUAGE — EnglishWORLD PREMIERE

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TV Series

Only months after becoming a father for

the first time, Jeremy Spinak AM, the

youngest elected president of the Jewish

Board of Deputies, is diagnosed with an

extremely rare form of cancer on his heart.

With a prognosis of less than 6 months to

live, he urgently sets out to document for his

children who he is, what he has achieved and

what has given his life meaning. With his

twins less than one year old, his motivation

to survive is intense as he battles with hope

and pragmatism in his final months. What

matters most in life is crystallised as he faces

everything he has to lose. As universal as

death is, it is only when staring into its face,

that the meaning of life becomes apparent.

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The Sea of Galilee, also known as the Kineret,

is famous for its biblical and historical

significance, as well as its beauty. Located in

northeast Israel, the freshwater lake is home

to many distinctive fauna and flora species,

including the native swamp cat. The lake also

offers temporary sanctuary to the millions

of birds who fly across Israeli skies on their

biannual Europe to Africa journey.

A must-see for David Attenborough fans,

this impressive and inspiring documentary

reveals the true depth of Israel’s natural

geography.

ISRAEL — 2020, 91 MIN DIRECTOR — Moshe Alpert


ISRAEL — 2020, 88 MIN DIRECTOR — Mor Loushy


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Kings of Capitol Hill (HALOBBY)

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“Eminently insightful and dynamic.” — Cineuropa

Filmmaker Mor Loushy (Censored Voices) examines the powerful pro-Israeli lobby

AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs

Committee), known for bipartisan loyalty

in Washington, DC. Throughout its 60-year

history, AIPAC has thrived on maintaining

order in its ranks, but Loushy gains

interviews with disaffected insiders who have

deep-seated reservations about the policy-

making under Prime Minister Netanyahu

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Bucharest Pogrom, 1941. During the last

picture show that 10-year-old Eliahu sees,

his father, the cinema owner, is murdered

by the leader of the fascist militia, his next

door neighbor. After surviving the massacre

of Romania’s Jews, Eliahu seeks justice but

postwar Romania does not, nor does the

Israel he emigrates to. During his military

service in Israel he learns that his father’s

killer now fights in the French Foreign

Legion in Vietnam. Eliahu deserts and

embarks on a quest for truth, justice and

revenge.

ISRAEL — 2019, 75 MIN DIRECTOR — Ludi Boeken

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Romanian, French (English subtitles)

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

POLAND — 1948, 109 MIN DIRECTOR — Wanda Jakubowska

LANGUAGE — Polish, Russian, German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF DIGITAL RESTORATION

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The Last Picture Show in Bucharest

Shot on location in Auschwitz in 1948,

The Last Stage is a landmark and influential post-Holocaust film. JIFF presents the

Australian premiere of the digital restoration.

The female prisoners at Auschwitz-

Birkenau concentration camp come from

many countries. Wanda Jakubowska drew

from numerous individual testimonies for

her realistic depiction of everyday life there,

a balancing act between forced labour and

the infirmary, between death threats and

the will to live. The cruelty of the guards

and the SS mass murders are on full display.

But amid the constant pall of smoke from

the crematoria chimneys, there are also acts

of opposition and solidarity as the women

prepare for their liberation by Russia’s

Red Army.

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“This is riveting stuff and a film well worth seeing… a compelling drama that ultimately asks: what is the true value of art?” — Deadline

Claes Bang (The Square) stars as Joseph Piller in this captivating dramatic thriller set just after WWII - an all but forgotten true story - about a soldier investigating renowned Dutch artist

Han van Meegeren, played by Guy Pearce (LA Confidential), who is accused of conspiring with the Nazis. Despite mounting evidence, Piller becomes increasingly convinced of Han’s

innocence and finds himself in the unlikely position of fighting to save the life of the colourful

man with a mysterious past.

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When absent-minded widow Tami accidentally hits 70-year-old widower Beno with her car,

the last thing on her mind is love and romance. Trying to ensure Beno (Yehuda Barkan) will not

sue her, she invites him over to her apartment. Although she finds it hard to move on following

her husband’s death, Tami starts falling for Beno, who is head over heels in love with her. But

will their budding relationship survive the scrutiny of their children? A charming romantic

comedy for the young and young at heart.

Love in Suspenders is the final film of beloved Israeli comedic actor Yehuda Barkan.

ISRAEL — 2019, 97 MIN DIRECTOR — Jorge Weller


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“A superbly documented, creatively executed tale about a taboo romance.” — Variety

Love is blind. In March 1942, Helena Citrónová was among the first thousand Jewish women

who were transported from Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz. The dogs are barking and the

guards are laughing as the beautiful Helena is undressed and shaved. The humiliations of the

concentration camp only get worse as the weeks go by, until the SS officer Franz Wunsch hears

her sing and falls head over heels in love with the young woman, who in turn falls for her captor.

Love, It Was Not is the true story of an unlikely affair which managed to sprout amidst the horrors of war. Through photo collages, diary entries and interviews with the survivors, the

whole process is reproduced, from the arrival in Auschwitz to thirty years later, when Helena

is summoned as a witness in the trial against Franz. Can she allow herself to denounce the

flame of her youth, who saved her from certain death in the gas chambers – or should she let

a war criminal go free? A both tragic and moving reminder of guilt, forgiveness and, not least,

fatal love.

ISRAEL, AUSTRIA — 2020, 86 MIN DIRECTOR — Maya Sarfaty

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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A surprising and unfamiliar portrait of Israel’s sixth prime minister. After his 1977 election,

Menachem Begin led Israel for six dramatic years, a time that produced social and political

changes that are still felt deeply today. During Begin’s time in office, he faced significant

challenges and made a handful of fateful decisions that led to both creating peace and launching

a war. In addition, he was the first prime minister to appoint Mizrahi Jews to important

political positions. The film merges never-before-seen archival footage with contemporary

interviews with key figures from Begin’s time as prime minister.

ISRAEL — 2020, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Levi Zini


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“An arresting and evocative feature film debut.” — Indiewire

A young Russian Jewish immigrant in

Brighton Beach, caught up in the tight

constraints of his community, develops a

close friendship with his grandfather’s new

neighbours, two elderly closeted gay men

who open his imagination to the possibilities

of love and the realities of loss — and

explores the East Village where he finds

a world teeming with the energy of youth,

desire and risk. Set in the late 1980s, as

AIDS hammered New York City, Minyan is a powerful story of rebellion and self-discovery,

sexual and spiritual awakening — and

survival.

Contains explicit sex scenes.

USA — 2020, 118 MIN DIRECTOR — Eric Steel

LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish (English subtitles)

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

ISRAEL — 2019, 70 MIN DIRECTOR — Boris Maftsir

LANGUAGE — English, Russian, Hebrew (English subtitles)

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The Mystery of the Black Book

(TAALUMAT HASEFER HASHAHOR)

Minyan

In October 1947, the ‘Black Book’, a

collection of testimonies and articles about

the murder of over two million Jews under

Nazi occupation in the Soviet Union, was to

be published in Moscow. But the book was

shelved by the authorities, as if the Holocaust

of Soviet Jews had never occurred at all.

Deftly mixing animation, archival footage

and contemporary interviews, The Mystery of the Black Book considers the history of Soviet Jewry, and the impact of Stalin’s decision to

hide documented evidence of the Holocaust

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JIFF presents all episodes of this gripping

six-part documentary series that details the

suspicious death of Jewish federal prosecutor

Alberto Nisman, the investigator of the 1994

bombing of a Jewish community centre in

Buenos Aires. A must-see for lovers of true

crime documentaries, Nisman recounts in forensic detail Argentinian Jews’ twofold

tragedy, and a true story steeped in high-

level conspiracy, corruption and yet to be

resolved mystery.

Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy will screen in two separately ticketed parts: episodes 1-3 will play in part 1, and

episodes 4-6 will play in part 2. Regular

prices apply.

SPAIN — 2019, PART 1 176 MIN, PART 2 196 MIN DIRECTOR — Justin Webster

LANGUAGE — English, Hebrew, Spanish (English subtitles)

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

RUSSIA — 2020, 125 MIN DIRECTOR — Roman Nesterenko

LANGUAGE — Russian (English subtitles) INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

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Nisman: The Prosecutor, the

President and the Spy (NISMAN: EL FISCAL, LA PRESIDENTA

Y EL ESPIA)A stylish war drama based on true events.

A story of life and heroic sacrifice of Naum

Balapan – an academic psychiatrist, and a

chief doctor of the Sevastopol psychiatric

hospital since 1922. With the help of his wife

he saved dozens of innocent people from

genocide during Nazi Occupation, right up

until his tragic death in 1942.

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“A big, widescreen cinematic ride which deftly mixes suspense, laughter and tears.” — Screendaily

1942. Gilles, a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews and sent to a

concentration camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids execution by swearing to the guards

that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but then Gilles is assigned a

seemingly untenable mission: to teach Farsi to Koch, the officer in charge of the camp’s kitchen,

who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Gilles finds himself having to

invent a language he doesn’t know, word by word. As the unusual relationship between the two

men begins to incite suspicion, Gilles becomes acutely aware that one false move could expose

his swindle.

GERMANY, RUSSIA, BELARUS — 2020, 127 MIN DIRECTOR — Vadim Perelman

LANGUAGE — German, French, Persian, English, Italian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Persian Lessons (PERSISCHSTUNDEN)

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Wed 3 Mar 6:40PM

Sun 7 Mar 6:55PM

Wed 10 Mar 9PM

Sat 13 Mar 6:30PM


Wed 24 Feb 6:30PM

Sat 27 Feb 6:40PM

Wed 3 Mar 8:40PM

Sat 6 Mar 6:25PM

Mon 8 Mar 6:30PM

Sun 14 Mar 6:15PM


Sat 27 Feb 9PM

Wed 3 Mar 6:40PM

Sun 7 Mar 6:30PM

Sat 13 Mar 6:20PM

Mon 15 Mar 6:40PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Sun 7 Mar 8PM

Sat 13 Mar 8PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb 9PM

Sun 28 Feb 2PM



Sun 28 Feb 4:20PM

IN HONOUR OF PETER AND SHARON IVANY FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF JEWISH FILM IN AUSTRALIA.

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“An undeniably ambitious piece of work.” — Reel Film Reviews

Award-winning filmmaker Karen Yedaya’s Red Fields is a poetic, at times surreal, but ultimately sensitive adaptation of the legendary anti-war Israeli rock opera Mami. Written by Hillel Mittelpunkt, Mami became a cult play in the 1980’s. Mami, beautifully played here by Neta Elkayam, is a young Sephardi woman who works as a gas station cashier in a poor Israeli

development town in the southern periphery, and dreams of a better future with her beloved

husband Nissim upon his return from the front. Everything changes when Nissim is brought

home paralyzed. Mami decides to rewrite her destiny by leaving for the big city, Tel Aviv. With

sixteen songs recorded live on screen by Dudu Tassa and Nir Maimon, this cinematic musical

breaks ground in format, storytelling, and creativity.

Winner Best Music award at the 2019 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars).

ISRAEL, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY — 2019, 93 MIN DIRECTOR — Keren Yedaya

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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How does a person rise to the U.S. Supreme Court despite closed doors and legal and social

barriers? The timely new documentary Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words tells the improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg became an Associate Justice of the Supreme

Court. It also reveals both the public and private sides of a resilient, resourceful woman

who survived religious adversity and the hostility of the profoundly male universe of

government and law to become a revered Justice and icon for gender equality and women’s

rights. Academy Award winner Freida Lee Mock presents a compelling portrait as authentic,

poignant, and powerful as the late Justice herself, whose legacy resonates in American politics

to this very moment.

USA — 2019, 89 MIN DIRECTOR — Freida Lee Mock

LANGUAGE — EnglishAUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words

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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Mon 22 Feb ★ 8:30PM Tue 9 Mar 6:40PM

Sun 14 Mar 12:10PM


Sun 7 Mar 12:15PM

Tue 9 Mar 6:40PM


Sun 14 Mar 2PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Tue 16 Mar 2:15PM


IN HONOUR OF ISAAC APEL FOR HIS SUPPORT OF YIDDISH FILM.

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“No matter how dark it is you can always find the light.” — Director László Illés

The Shepherd is an award-winning historical drama, that takes place in Europe during

WWII in a territory occupied by Nazis.

The main character is an old shepherd, who

lives alone on a ranch. After his daughter gets

killed by German soldiers, he decides in his

grief to save as many Jewish lives as possible.

Despite great personal danger, the shepherd

must decide whether to save the lives of a

Jewish family and a wounded girl.

The Shepherd pays tribute to everyday

unsung heroes.

HUNGARY — 2019, 91 MIN DIRECTOR — László Illés

LANGUAGE — Hungarian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA — 2020, 77 MIN DIRECTOR — Emma Seligman

LANGUAGE — English NSW PREMIERE

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Shiva BabyThe Shepherd (A PÁSZTOR)

“A playful, brilliantly anxious, sex-positive coming-of-age set inside a tight-knit Jewish community.”

— Variety

The last person Danielle expects to run

into at a family shiva is her sugar daddy

Max, whose apartment she was coming

from. Avoiding him – and his beautiful wife

and baby – is impossible, as is keeping her

nagging parents, prying family friends and

angry ex-girlfriend Maya away. This sharp-

witted dark comedy from first-time feature

writer/director Emma Seligman is a quirky

yet sensitive exploration of the pressure

young people face today.

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Thu 25 Feb 12PM

Sun 14 Mar 12PM


Sun 7 Mar 12PM


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CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 4:40PM


Sat 27 Feb 9PM

Sun 7 Mar 9:25PM

Mon 15 Mar 8:30PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sat 20 Feb ★ 9PM Thu 25 Feb 8:45PM

Mon 8 Mar 8:40PM

Sun 14 Mar 8:50PM

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JIFF presents the first Australian screenings of the much anticipated new season of the global

phenomenon!

The beloved family returns four years from where we last saw them; Akiva (Michael Aloni)

is now a father and a thriving artist; still, he is a cause for concern for his father Shulem (Dovale

Glickman). Giti Weiss (Neta Riskin) and her husband Lippe (Zohar Strauss) run a successful

neighborhood restaurant and are dealing with their grown children; Ruchami (Shira Haas)

and Yossale. Ruchami is learning to adjust to married life and the challenges of becoming a

mother, while Yossale’s has reached the age where he needs to consider getting married, using

the gregarious matchmaker, Menucha (Hana Laslo) though he seems to prefer to focus on

his studies. Yet when he meets Shira Tzibulnick (Reef Neeman), a beautiful, incredibly smart

young woman, his life is no longer the same.

Co-creators Ori Elo and Yehonatan Indursky have crafted a series that provides unique

insight into the world of an Ultra-orthodox Jewish family in Jerusalem, lovingly and gently

drawing the heroes with humour and emotion which has resonated with viewers worldwide.

ISRAEL — 2020, 100 MIN DIRECTOR — Alon Zingman

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Yiddish (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

CLOSING NIGHT FILM —

Shtisel: Season 3, Episodes 1 and 2

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SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Wed 17 Mar ★ Drinks 7:30PM, Film 8PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Wed 3 Mar 8PM

BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) Sun 28 Feb 7PM

CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Sun 28 Feb 7PM

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“A spirited, tragicomic drama.” — Screendaily

The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man with simple dreams:

to marry the free-spirited and beautiful

daughter of a local Jewish merchant and to

pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting

himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are

repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous

tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his

home during the WWII era.

Latvia’s submission for Best

International Feature Film at the 2021

Academy Awards.

LATVIA — 2020, 110 MIN DIRECTOR — Viestur Kairish

LANGUAGE — Latvian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

USA — 2019, 85 MIN DIRECTOR — Jesse Dylan


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Billionaire activist George Soros is one

of the most influential and controversial

figures of our time. Famous for betting

against the Bank of England in 1992 and

making a billion dollars in one day, he is

maligned by ideologues on both the left and

the right for daring to tackle the world’s

problems and putting his money behind his

fight –from free elections and freedom of

the press to civil rights for minorities. With

unprecedented access to the man and his

inner circle, American director Jesse Dylan

follows Soros across the globe and pulls back

the curtain on his personal history, private

wealth, and public activism. Soros reveals

a complicated genius whose experience as

a Jew during the Holocaust gave rise to a

lifelong crusade against authoritarianism

and hate.


Sun 28 Feb 2:10PM

Sat 6 Mar 6:30PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 2PM

Sun 28 Feb 4PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 4PM

Sat 13 Mar 2PM



Sun 28 Feb 2:05PM

Mon 8 Mar 4PM

Sat 13 Mar 9:05PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 4PM

Sat 6 Mar 6:40PM


Sun 28 Feb 1:55PM

Tue 9 Mar 6:20PM

Sat 13 Mar 6:40PM



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“The dichotomy between the public and private man is fascinating” — Original Cin

Dr. Miami – a.k.a. Michael Salzhauer – is the most famous surgeon in America. Millions of

loyal followers from around the world tune in daily as he live streams graphic plastic surgery

procedures on social media - all with the enthusiastic consent of his self-proclaimed ‘beauty

warrior’ patients. Celebrated for his outrageous personality in hip hop culture and criticised by

the professional surgery establishment, in his private life Salzhauer is a devoted family man and

Orthodox Jew who observes the Sabbath. Through Dr. Miami’s ‘reality’ operating theater, we

enter the hotbed of body modification and merciless selfie culture where BBL’s (Brazilian Butt

Lifts) have increased over 250 percent since 2015. Meanwhile Salzhauer’s patient waiting list

grows to over two years long, putting stress on his domestic cocoon. When a string of surgery-

related deaths rocks the Miami community and his teenage daughter’s conflicted feelings

about his handiwork surface, the plastic surgeon perfectionist must confront his elevation of

this alarming social trend and reconcile Dr. Miami with Michael Salzhaeur.

USA — 2020, 87 MIN DIRECTOR — Jean-Simon Chartier


They Call Me Dr. Miami

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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Wed 24 Feb 6:30PM

Tue 9 Mar 4:35PM

Sun 14 Mar 4PM

MELB (LIDO CINEMAS) Sun 7 Mar 4:30PM

Wed 10 Mar 6:30PM


Thu 4 Mar 12PM

Sun 14 Mar 4PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Fri 12 Mar 2:15PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 2:30PM

BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 2PM

CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 2:30PM

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“A fascinating tale of human contradictions.” — Movies That Make You Think

A Jewish surgeon and the daughter of a neo-Nazi form an unlikely alliance in this gripping

Italian drama. Simone, the son of a Holocaust survivor, rushes to the site of a hit-and-run

accident, but leaves the victim to die when he discovers a swastika tattooed on his chest.

Feeling remorse, Simone hires Marcia, the man’s daughter, as a house cleaner against the

wishes of her neo-Nazi brother, Marcello. When Marcia brings a gravely wounded Marcello

to his doorstep, Simone is once again confronted with an ethical dilemma.

Superbly acted, Thou Shalt Not Hate is a powerful reflection of the legacy of Nazi ideology in contemporary Italy.

Premiered in Critics’ Week at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.

ITALY, POLAND — 2020, 95 MIN DIRECTOR — Mauro Mancini

LANGUAGE — Italian (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Thou Shalt Not Hate (NON ODIARE)

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Tue 23 Feb 2:20PM

Fri 26 Feb 12:15PM

Mon 1 Mar 6:40PM

Tue 2 Mar 4:30PM

Thu 4 Mar 12PM

Sat 6 Mar 4:10PM

Wed 10 Mar 6:40PM

Fri12 Mar 2PM

Sun 14 Mar 6:30PM


Tue 23 Feb 4:15PM

Tue 2 Mar 4:30PM

Wed 3 Mar 6:30PM

Sun 7 Mar 6:30PM

Thu 11 Mar 2PM

Sat 13 Mar 4:10PM


Tue 23 Feb 2:35PM

Fri 26 Feb 12PM

Mon 1 Mar 6:40PM

Tue 2 Mar 4:40PM

Thu 4 Mar 2PM

Sat 6 Mar 4:10PM

Wed 10 Mar 8:30PM

Fri 12 Mar 2PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Sun 14 Mar 8PM

PER (LUNA CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb 9PM

Sun 28 Feb 6:40PM

BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb 7PM

Fri 26 Feb 2:30PM

CAN (DENDY CINEMAS) Tue 23 Feb 6:45PM

Fri 26 Feb 2PM

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“A well-researched, sharply organised exposition of a strange and disturbing set of alliances.” — Screendaily

Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. Among them are

the Binghams, a dynasty of Kentucky pastors, and their Evangelical congregants in an

impoverished coal mining town. They donate sacrificially to Israel’s foremost philanthropic

organisation, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, because they fervently

believe the Jews are crucial to Jesus’s return. This film traces this unusual relationship, from

rural Kentucky to the halls of government in Washington, through the moving of the American

Embassy to Jerusalem and the annexation plan of the West-Bank. With unparalleled access,

the film exposes a stunning backstory of the Trump and Netanyahu administrations, where

financial, political and messianic motivations intersect with the apocalyptic worldview that is

insistently reshaping American foreign policy toward Israel and the Middle-East.

ISRAEL, UK, NORWAY — 2020, 76 MIN DIRECTOR — Maya Zinshtein

LANGUAGE — Hebrew, Arabic, English (English subtitles)AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

‘Til Kingdom Come

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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 12:15PM

Sun 21 Feb ★ 6:40PM Sat 27 Feb 4:30PM

Mon 8 Mar 2PM

Mon 15 Mar 8:50PM


Thu 25 Feb 4PM

Sun 28 Feb 2:15PM

Mon 8 Mar 4:30PM

Mon 15 Mar 4PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb ★ 6:30PM Sat 27 Feb 2:15PM

Mon 8 Mar 12PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Wed 17 Mar 8PM


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Sat 27 Feb 2:30PM

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“ Absorbing, often simultaneously shocking and fascinating… this Israeli mini-series will keep you chained to the screen.” — Jewish Renaissance

Rabbi Yosef Morad’s job is to free married women from their reluctant husbands by persuading

the latter to give them a gett (a Jewish divorce document). His work is not unlike that of a detective: he follows, gathers evidence, draws conclusions. But will his investigative skills assist

him in solving the mystery of his own faltering marriage, and his wife’s secret double life?

JIFF screens all twelve episodes – presented in four separatey ticketed parts – of this

suspenseful Israeli TV show that explores the lives of Orthodox Judaism’s agunot, the ‘chained women’ who are refused divorces from their husbands.

ISRAEL — 2019, PART 1 130 MIN, PART 2 130 MIN, PART 3 130 MIN, PART 4 130 MIN DIRECTOR — Yossi Madmoni


Unchained (MATIR AGUNOT)

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Sun 21 Feb ★ 11AMTue 23 Feb 2PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 11AMMon 22 Feb 2:15PM

Part 2 (episodes 4-6) MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 1:30PMThu 25 Feb 7PM

Tue 2 Mar 1:50PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 1:30PMMon 1 Mar 2PM

Part 3 (episodes 7-9) MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 4PMThu 4 Mar 7PM

Tue 9 Mar 2PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 4:10PMMon 8 Mar 2PM

Part 4 (episodes 10-12) MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 6:30PMThu 11 Mar 7PM

Tue 16 Mar 2PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS)Sun 21 Feb ★ 6:45PMMon 15 Mar 2:30PM

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“A beautifully and sensitively told story.” — Behind the Lens

The year is 1943 and although Europe may be ravaged by the horrors of World War II, Jo’s

(Noah Schnapp) life in the picturesque French Pyrenees has remained remarkably untouched.

That is, until Jo stumbles upon a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled out of

Nazi-occupied France to the safety of Spain by the village outcast, widow Horcada (Anjelica

Huston) and her son-in-law, Benjamin. When German troops move into town, Jo finds himself

caught in a perilous conspiracy and enlists the help of his grand-père (Jean Reno), a veteran of

The Great War. Responsible for the escape of a group of Jewish children, his own life on the

line, Jo must grow up fast if they are going to survive. Set against the stunning backdrop of the

French Pyrenees and perils of foreign occupation, this tale of a young boy’s triumph against the

odds will set your heart racing and reignite your faith in the human spirit.

UK — 2020, 109 MIN DIRECTOR — Ben Cookson


Waiting for Anya

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Sat 27 Feb 2PM

Thu 4 Mar 4PM

Tue 9 Mar 6:30PM


Tue 9 Mar 4:20PM


Thu 4 Mar 4:10PM

Thu 11 Mar 6:30PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Wed 17 Mar 2:15PM

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“ Following Jojo Rabbit, here’s a less zany child’s view of Nazi Germany. A nuanced story of resilience touchingly brought to life.” — The Times

It’s 1933, and nine-year-old Anna’s carefree childhood is disrupted when her parents decide

to flee Germany. In their search for safety and livelihood, the close-knit family moves first to

Switzerland, then Paris and finally, London – each move presents great challenges, but even

greater rewards. Though she still harbours hopes of returning to Berlin, Anna gradually learns

that home is wherever she is free to love, imagine and dream.

Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Caroline Link and based on the beloved best-selling

novel by Judith Kerr, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit offers a moving perspective on the experience of German Jews who fled the country before the war, while superbly capturing

the magic of childhood.

GERMANY, SWITZERLAND — 2019, 120 MIN DIRECTOR — Caroline Link

LANGUAGE — German (English subtitles) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (ALS HITLER DAS ROSA KANINCHEN STAHL)

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MELB (CLASSIC CINEMAS) Thu 18 Feb ★ 6:15PM Fri 19 Feb 2PM

Tue 23 Feb 12PM

Thu 25 Feb 2PM

Sat 27 Feb 6:30PM

Tue 2 Mar 4:15PM

Fri 5 Mar 2:30PM

Sun 7 Mar 2:15PM

Wed 10 Mar 12PM

Sat 13 Mar 4:05PM

Tue 16 Mar 12PM


Tue 23 Feb 2PM

Thu 25 Feb 6:20PM

Tue 2 Mar 2PM

Sat 6 Mar 4PM

Mon 8 Mar 12:15PM

Fri 12 Mar 2:30PM

Sun 14 Mar 2:10PM

SYD (RITZ CINEMAS) Fri 19 Feb 12PM

Sun 21 Feb 12:15PM

Tue 23 Feb 12PM

Sat 27 Feb 6:40PM

Tue 2 Mar 2:15PM

Fri 5 Mar 2:30PM

Sun 7 Mar 2:10PM

Sat 13 Mar 4:10PM

Tue 16 Mar 12PM

SYD (ROSEVILLE CINEMAS) Sat 6 Mar 2:15PM

Thu 18 Mar 2:15PM

Sat 20 Mar 8PM

Wed 24 Mar 2:15PM


Tue 23 Feb 2PM

Thu 25 Feb 6:30PM

Tue 2 Mar 4:10PM

BRI (NEW FARM CINEMAS) Sun 21 Feb 2PM

Wed 24 Feb 2:15PM

Sat 27 Feb 6:45PM


Wed 24 Feb 2:15PM

Sat 27 Feb 6:30PM

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Melbourne —CLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK —

Wed 17 February 7PM Opening Night Event 8PM Opening Night film – Incitement 24 ★

Thu 18 February 2PM Love, It Was Not 30 2:15PM Asia 12 4PM Waiting for Anya 44 4:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:15PM Soros 39 6:15PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45 ★ 7PM Unchained Part 1 43 8:50PM Shiva Baby 37 9:05PM The Human Factor 23

Fri 19 February 12PM The Adventures of a Mathematician 9

12:15PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 2PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

Sat 20 February 2PM The Last Picture Show in Bucharest 27

2:15PM Holy Silence 21 4PM Esau 18 4:15PM Anton 11 6:30PM Persian Lessons 34 6:45PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31

9:10PM Here We Are 20 9:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41

Sun 21 February 11AM Unchained Part 1 43 ★ 12PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32

12:15PM Love in Suspenders 29 1:30PM Unchained Part 2 43 ★ 2PM The Last Vermeer 28 2:15PM Breaking Bread 14 4PM Unchained Part 3 43 ★ 4:15PM The Sign Painter 39 4:30PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9

6:30PM Unchained Part 4 43 ★ 6:40PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 ★ 6:50PM Asia 12 8:45PM Golden Voices 19 8:50PM The Oath 33

Mon 22 February 12PM Crescendo 16 12:15PM Churchill and the Movie Mogul 15

2PM Golden Voices 19 2:15PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25

4PM Anton 11 4:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 6:30PM The Shepherd 37 6:40PM Africa 10 8:30PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words 36 ★ 8:40PM Abu Omar 8

Tue 23 February 12PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

2PM Unchained Part 1 43 2:20PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4:20PM The Last Vermeer 28 4:35PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 6:30PM Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 10

6:50PM A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto 8 ★ 8:40PM Minyan 32 9PM Honeymood 22

Wed 24 February 12PM Asia 12 12:15PM Incitement 24 2PM Nisman Part 1 33 2:45PM Africa 10 4:30PM Broken Dreams 15 6:30PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 6:40PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 8:30PM Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive 13

8:50PM The End of Love 17

Thu 25 February 12PM The Shepherd 37 12:15PM Nisman Part 1 33 2PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

4:15PM Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive 13

4:30PM Churchill and the Movie Mogul 15

6:30PM Red Fields 35 6:45PM Love, It Was Not 30 7PM Unchained Part 2 43 8:30PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25 ★ 8:40PM Esau 18

Fri 26 February 12PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32

12:15PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 2:20PM Asia 12

Sat 27 February 2PM Waiting for Anya 44 2:15PM Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 10

4:15PM Crescendo 16 4:30PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42 6:30PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

6:40PM Incitement 24 9PM Shiva Baby 37 9:10PM Persian Lessons 34

Sun 28 February 12PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 12PM Nisman Part 1 33 ★ 12:10PM Kineret 26 2:05PM Soros 39 2:10PM The Sign Painter 39 3:15PM Nisman Part 2 33 ★ 4:30PM The Last Stage 27 ★ 4:55PM Asia 12 6:45PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31

6:55PM Here We Are 20 8:15PM Breaking Bread 14 ★ 8:35PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 8:50PM Minyan 32

Mon 1 March 12PM The Last Picture Show in Bucharest 27

2PM Incitement 24 6:35PM Honorable Men 22 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8:40PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9

9PM The Human Factor 23

Tue 2 March 12PM Asia 12 12:05PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25

1:50PM Unchained Part 2 43 2PM Abu Omar 8 4:15PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

4:30PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 6:30PM The Last Vermeer 28 6:40PM Comrade Dov 16 ★ 8:50PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32

9PM The Oath 33

Wed 3 March 12PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9

2PM Love, It Was Not 30 2:15PM Nisman Part 2 33

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Film ProgramCLASSIC CINEMAS, ELSTERNWICK —

6:30PM Jez: A Letter to Life 25 ★ 6:40PM Persian Lessons 34 8:30PM Breaking Bread 14 9:10PM Incitement 24

Thu 4 March 12PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 12:15PM Nisman Part 2 33 4PM Waiting for Anya 44 4:15PM The Mystery of the Black Book 32

6:20PM Holy Silence 21 ★ 6:30PM Here We Are 20 7PM Unchained Part 3 43 8:30PM Honeymood 22 8:40PM Last Picture Show in Bucharest 27

Fri 5 March 12PM Incitement 24 12:15PM Asia 12 2:30PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

Sat 6 March 2PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9

2:15PM Love, It Was Not 30 4:10PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 4:20PM Love in Suspenders 29 6:30PM The Sign Painter 39 6:40PM Asia 12 8:45PM The Last Vermeer 28 9PM Minyan 32

Sun 7 March 12PM The Human Factor 23 12:10PM A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto 8

2:15PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

2:20PM Breaking Bread 14 4:10PM Incitement 24 4:40PM Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 10

6:40PM The Oath 33 6:55PM Persian Lessons 34 9:10PM An Irrepressible Woman 11 9:25PM Shiva Baby 37

Mon 8 March 12PM Menachem Begin: War and Peace 31

12:15PM Anton 11 2PM ‘Til Kingdom Come 42

2:30PM Asia 12 4PM Soros 39 4:20PM Here We Are 20 6:20PM Crescendo 16 ★ 6:50PM Golden Voices 19 8:45PM Churchill and the Movie Mogul 15

9PM The End of Love 17

Tue 9 March 12PM Crescendo 16 12:05PM Comrade Dov 16 2PM Unchained Part 3 43 4PM Incitement 24 4:35PM They Call Me Dr Miami 40 6:30PM Waiting for Anya 44 6:40PM Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words 36

8:40PM Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive 13

8:50PM Asia 12

Wed 10 March 12PM When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 45

2PM Golden Voices 19 4PM Israel, the Land of TV Series 25

4:15PM Adventures of a Mathematician 9

6:30PM Incitement 24 6:40PM Thou Shalt Not Hate 41 8:50PM Africa 10 9PM Persian Lessons 34

Thu 11 March 12PM The Last Stage 27 2PM Incitement 24 2:15PM Kings of Capitol Hill 26 4:15PM The Last Vermeer 28 4:30PM Comrade Dov 16 6:30PM The Oath 33 6:40PM Kineret 26 7PM Unchained Part 4 43 8:40PM

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