The directors learned last fall that they were banned from traveling abroad and would face a trial for making the film.
The movie avoids many of the cliches associated with fictional depictions of resistance fighters.
For all its virtues, The Holdovers invites unfortunate comparisons to the ne plus ultra of teacher-student bonding movies, Wonder Boys.
The 12th edition of the annual Anthropological Film Festival will take place at the Jerusalem Cinematheque from February 13-15.
As many as 4,000 Jews were brutally murdered in the Lisbon massacre between April 19 and 21, 1506.
A charming, if predictable, movie redeemed and distinguished by two amazing lead performances by Line Renaud and Dany Boon.
Leading directors of cinema call for an immediate ceasefire, humanitarian aid in Gaza, and the release of hostages.
The festival offers dozens of films, both from around the world and from Israel, that spotlight human-rights issues.
“I couldn’t have hated the whole thing more," says Wonka star Hugh Grant.
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