Israeli cinema had a banner year at the recently-concluded Cannes Film Festival — three films were featured in the official selection. Taken together, the Israeli entries formed a powerful triptych of ...

Israeli movie director Shlomi Elkabetz says thinking about politics is “a recipe for a bad film.” It’s a testament, then, to the power of his new film, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, that it has ...