Posted: Tue., Jun. 10, 2008, 6:22pm PT

Israel Film Festival highlights

Broken Wings
Nir Bergman, 2002
A father's untimely death sends shock waves through a family.

Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
Shemi Zarhin, 2003
When shy teen Shlomi discovers he is a genius, his family is less than pleased.

Walk on Water
Eitan Fox, 2004
Highest-grossing U.S. box office for any Israeli film. A Mossad agent finds his values challenged by a routine mission.

Two Kuni Lemel
Israel Becker, 1966
Popular laffer about a matchmaker cursed with a matchless daughter.

I Love You Rosa
Moshe Mizrahi, 1972
By Jewish law, 11-year-old Nissim must marry Rosa, his brother's widow.

Kazablan
Menahem Golan, 1973
A street-wise war hero falls for a rich girl, while the cast sings and dances.

The Secrets
Avi Nesher, 2007
(Opening Night film)
Three women discover the power of female friendship within Israel's closed ultra-Orthodox society.


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