I enjoyed The Green Prince. Are there any other documentaries or movies from Israel where I could learn, in an entertaining way, about Israel?
It needs not be about its conflicts with its neighbors.
It could be a movie about some Israeli luminary, or some interesting time in Israel's history.
There is a film in development which will tell the story of the Lavon Affair https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Lavon_Affair in which israeli mossad terrorists murdered British and Americans and bombed civilian targets in order to blame them on the Egyptians to spark a conflict between the west and Egypt.
There is also a film being made by holly wood on israel's savage attack on the USS Liberty http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/ussliberty.html
Again, this attack was to be blamed on Egypt to spark further conflict between the west and Egypt. Thankfully the ship managed to stay afloat although she suffered terribly casualties.
I'm not sure if this fits in with what you're looking for, but I found the film The Attack (2012) to be quite interesting.
shareIt depends what you are after. If you want Western-based bias/propaganda - ie this 'film', then simply watch your mainstream news programs. I'm unsure how this 'film' is more entertaining than a news story about similar events to be honest.
If you are after the opposite of this, good luck.
Could you imagine if a film of this story was made, but made in Palestine and seen from their perspective? All hell would break loose!
Hate to burst your bubble man, like seriously I'm not trying to be a dick. But a Western-made documentary-turned feature film (why?) about Israel? All you are learning are, for the most part, lies. Some of the basic facts of this doco were correct, but further from the the bias on the side of Israel is IMMENSE!!
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There are a lot of great Israeli films out there now (a lot of Netflix U.S.)
Above's "Beaufort" is great. As is "Walk on Water."
Also "Yossi and Jagger" and the moving sequal "Yossi" are wonderful and moving. They fall in the gay/lesbian film genre.
As does "Out of the Dark," which really incidentally is about two gay men, but more largely is about the idea of a young man from Ramallah and an well to do Israeli man falling in love over that great divide.
If you want to learn about Israel, "Out of the Dark" is a good tutorial about the different cultures.
Also, not films, but superb looks at the political intricacies are "Hatufim" the tv show on which "Homeland" was based, but it's so amazing that it's like comparing a cartoon (Homeland) to a Chekhov masterpiece.
If you want a taste of the intelligence intrigues and how everyday soldiers could get caught up and destroyed in the in-house fights between the Israeli and Arab political factions--that's your show.
It's hard to watch, though....crying is mandatory. LOL
Also "Ta Gordin" or "The Gordin Cell" is a good tv series about sleeper agents from Russia settling in Israel. It's not the masterpiece "Hatufim" is, but it's a good look at the difficulties of being a Russian immigrant in today's Israel.
If you have Netflix/U.S., check there for Israeli films and tv shows. They add more all the time....
Really? I don't think Israel looks great in this documentary. The Shin Bet uses this guy up like he's not a human. And when he is living in America and is going to be deported for "being a terrorist" the Shin Bet doesn't say a word. How is that giving the film immense Israeli bias??
Maggots Michael, you're eating maggots.
"Unsettled". great documentary about Israeli settlers being forced to leave their homes in Gaza.
Maggots Michael, you're eating maggots.
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