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All About the Levkoviches

16 November, Saturday 7:30pm Drama Tickets   SYNOPSIS: This bittersweet family dramedy set in contemporary Budapest tells the story of a generous, but stubborn, elderly boxing coach who gets along well with everyone except his own son. After his wife’s unexpected death, he agrees to allow his estranged Orthodox son to sit Shiva with him, as long as he brings the grandson he has never met. Stuck together for the week-long mourning period, the two men are forced to face old grievances over their mutual love for the young boy. Director Ádám Breier will be in attendance. SPONSORED by Sharon Ser SUPPORTED by Consulate General of Hungary, Hong Kong 85 Minutes | 2024 Hungary | Hungarian, Hebrew | English Subtitles With a Q&A by Director Ádám Breier Double feature with Family Heirloom VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Ádám Breier Screenwriters: Ádám Breier, Bálint Csaba Producers: Andrea Ausztrics, Ádám Felszeghy, Miklós Kázmér Cast: Zoltán Bezerédi, Tamás Szabó Kimmel, Leo Gagel AWARDS: 1 Win Sofia International Film Festival 2023 WINNER Best Film
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Arugam Bay

16 November, Saturday 9:30pm Drama Tickets   SYNOPSIS: In this touching and inspiring film, 3 Israeli surfers set out on a soul-searching journey to the magical southeast coast of Sri Lanka after completing their military service, seeking solace and closure after the tragic loss of a friend during a mission in Beirut. As they navigate their way through the tropical paradise of Arugam Bay, they encounter locals embracing a serene, unhurried life, and even forge connections with Iranian surfers. This transformative adventure puts the unbreakable bonds of their friendship to the test, as long-suppressed emotions and buried traumas resurface. With an outstanding ensemble cast featuring Joy Rieger (“June Zero”, “Image of Victory”), Yadin Gelman (“Victory”), and Maor Schwitzer (“Shtisel”) in starring roles, Arugam Bay is a heart-healing odyssey that promises to captivate audiences. SPONSORED by The Zion Family SUPPORTED by Consulate General of Israel & Macau in HK 97 Minutes | 2023 Israel, Sri Lanka | Hebrew, English, Sinhala | English Subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Marco Carmel Screenwriters: Marco Carmel, Mor Polanuer Producer / Executive Producer: Moshe Edery, Jeffrey Hecktman Cast: Yadin Gellman, Buddhika Jayaratne, Eli Perry
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Delegation

12 November, Tuesday 7:00pm Drama Tickets   SYNOPSIS: A trio of Israeli high school friends take part in a class trip to visit concentration camps and memorials in Poland, where the incomprehensible past of WW2 meets the complex present of being an Israeli teenager. This perceptive coming-of-age story is about the search for one’s identity against the backdrop of modern antisemitism and the history of the Holocaust. SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau, Polish Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, HKHTC (Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre) 101 Minutes | 2023 Israel, Poland, Germany | English, Hebrew, Polish | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director:Asaf Saban Screenwriters:Asaf Saban Producers: Agnieszka Dziedzic, Aurit Zamir Cast: Yoav Bavly, Naomi Harari, Leib Levin AWARDS: 5 wins & 4 nominations 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival Winner Anat Pirchi Award, Best Screenplay Winner Best Ensemble Award Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth Winner Golden Slipper, Best Feature Film for Youth Beijing International Film Festival Nominee Forward Future Award,Best New Film Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Winner David Camera Award Special Award, Asaf Saban Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück Winner Audience Award for Children’s Rights
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Family Heirloom

16 November, Saturday 7:30pm   Short Comedy Drama   Tickets   No trailer for this film. SYNOPSIS: Guy is finally ready to propose to his girlfriend, Emily. When he visits Emily’s father Marty to ask for his blessing, Marty says yes, but only if Guy can pass a twisted test to prove his devotion. How far will Guy go for the woman he loves? SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau 14 Minutes | 2021 USA | English In attendance and introducing her Short film will be Jiang Tianyi. Double feature with All About the Levkoviches VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD) CREDITS: Director: Will Pinke Screenwriters: Will Pinke Producers: Justin Gonçalves, Tianyi Jiang Cast: Thea Brooks, Woody Fu, Bill Gold
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Giado: Holocaust in the Desert

17 November, Sunday 2:45pm Documentary Tickets   SYNOPSIS: The story of the Holocaust of the Libyan Jews is almost completely unknown outside of the community of survivors. At the age of 20, Yosef Dadush was among 3,000 Jews from Benghazi taken to the Giado concentration camp in the heart of the desert. For seven decades he concealed a private diary, locked away in a closet at his home. Now, his granddaughter documents the harrowing existence endured by the inmates of the camp. Along with her co-director, whose mother was also enslaved in the camp, they use interviews, animation, reconstructed models of the camp, and excepts from the diary to create this highly personal documentary. SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau, HKHTC (Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre) 55 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew, Italian | English subtitles Double feature with The Anne Frank Gift Shop VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Directors: Golan Rise, Sharon Yaish Screenwriters: Golan Rise, Sharon Yaish Producers: Hagar Alroy, Golan Rise, Sharon Yaish
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Highway 65

17 November, Sunday 7:30pm Feature, Drama Tickets   No trailer for this film. SYNOPSIS: Banished from the action in Tel Aviv, 40 year old Daphna (‘Srugim’s’ Tali Sharon), a promising detective with a big mouth, finds herself in small-town Afula, dealing with petty crimes, seeking shade from the scorching heat, taking care of her aggressive cat and dodging the nagging question: “When are you going to get married and have children?” Daphna’s world is shaken by the sudden disappearance of Orly Elimeleh, a wild army widow known for her beauty. Soon enough, a troubling question creeps in: “why isn’t anybody looking for her?” Fearing the worst, Daphna will stop at nothing in order to solve the mystery. As her faith both in herself and in everybody surrounding her is called into question, Daphna will have to do something she has managed to avoid her entire adult life; put her trust in a man. Also starring Idan Amedi of ‘Fauda’. SPONSORED by Shirley Dirkin and Perry Frey SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau 109 Minutes | 2023 Israel, France | English, Hebrew | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director:
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Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

18 November, Monday 7:30pm Drama, History Tickets   SYNOPSIS: In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. By order of the cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education. Edgardo’s parents, distraught, will do anything to get their son back. Supported by public opinion and the international Jewish community, the Mortaras’ struggle quickly takes a political dimension. Veteran Italian flimmaker Marco Bellocchio brings this harrowing story of interfaith conflict to life in this heartfelt thriller. Based on true events. SUPPORTED by Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau 134 Minutes | 2023 Italy, France, Germany | Hebrew, Italian, Latin | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Marco Bellocchio Screenwriters: Marco Bellocchio, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Edoardo Albinati Producers: Beppe Caschetto | Paolo Del Brocco | Simone Gattoni Cast: Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi AWARDS: 17 wins & 16 nominations 2024 Boca International Jewish Film Festival Human Rights Audience Award David di Donatello Awards
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Neseh

10 November, Sunday 4:20pm Drama, Short TICKETS   SYNOPSIS: Mickey’s son is getting married today at the winery that he himself has owned and cherished for decades. For 24 years Mickey has preserved a special barrel of wine to open for this occasion. But minutes before the ceremony, the rabbi who is the kosher supervisor at the winery, witnesses a non-Jew touching the wine, thus rendering it “Neseh” (forbidden to all Jews). Mickey wants to serve the wine anyway (who’s to know?), but the rabbi is going to make damn sure it doesn’t leave the cellar. SUPPORTED by Maaleh Film School, Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau 11 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles Triple Feature with The Source of All Beauty and Wedding Night   VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Shmuel Elmaleh Screenwriters: Shmuel Elmaleh Producer: Michael Shenhav Cast: Ofer Halevi, Avi Tangi
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Running on Sand

OPENING NIGHT 9 November, Saturday 7:30pm Comedy, Drama Tickets   SYNOPSIS: Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, is about to be deported. While escaping at the airport he is mistaken for a professional Nigerian football striker who is arriving in Israel to save a struggling team. Despite the absence of any soccer talent, Aumari is able to play along and heal the divisions of his team. Starring Congo-born actor Chancela Mongoza and a group of other African migrant actors, this light hearted comedy, reminiscent of Ted Lasso, demonstrates the precarious position of refugees worldwide and the importance of treating people with respect. SPONSORED by Anonymous SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau 104 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew, English, Tigrinya | English subtitles Followed by a Q&A with Director Adar Shafran VENUE: Cine Art JP 3/F (Port.), JP Plaza, 22-36 Paterson St., Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (Take escalator from street level) OPENING NIGHT Ticket price includes film and our Kosher After Party at 9:30pm (following the opening night film). Adults HKD 380, Students HKD 280 CREDITS: Director: Adar Shafran Screenwriters: Yoav Hebel, Sarel Piterman, Assaf Zelicovich Producers: Roni Abramowsky, Moshe Edery, Adar Shafran Cast:
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The Anne Frank Gift Shop

17 November, Sunday 2:45 pm Short Comedy Drama Tickets     SYNOPSIS: When a high-end design firm presents its plans to reimagine the gift shop at The Anne Frank House, the company’s overt appeal to Generation Z sparks a debate about collective trauma, the Holocaust and tote bags. (shortlisted for the 2024 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. SUPPORTED by The United States Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macau  15 Minutes | 2023 USA | English Double feature with Giado: Holocaust in the Desert VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Mickey Rapkin Screenwriter: Mickey Rapkin Producers: Noam Dromi, Greg Zekowski Cast: Art Graynor, Chris Perfetti, Kate Burton AWARDS: 3 wins Miami Film Festival 2024 Winner Best Short Film Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2023 Winner Audience Film Award: Best Short Film San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Winner Best Short Film 2023
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The Return from the Other Planet

17 November, Sunday 1:00 pm Documentary Tickets   SYNOPSIS: Were the atrocities of the concentration camps something that came from “another planet” or were they just the worst aspects of the world we live in? Katzetnic (“The Man from the Camps”) was a mysterious writer who was embraced by millions of readers around the world when, after the end of the Holocaust, he named Auschwitz, “The Other Planet”. But when he gains new understanding after undergoing controversial treatments for his trauma, his new message is largely overlooked. SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau, HKHTC (Hong Kong Holocaust & Tolerance Centre) 81 Minutes | 2023 Israel, Germany | Hebrew, German, English, Dutch | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Assaf Lapid Screenwriters: Assaf Lapid, Naomi Levari, Saar Yogev Producers: Guy Hodes, Naomi Levari, Saar Yogev AWARDS 2 wins & 2 nominations 2024 Israeli Film Academy Nominee Israeli Film Academy – Best Documentary – Asaf Lapid (director) Nominee Israeli Film Academy – Best Documentary – Saar Yogev (producer), Naomi Levari (producer), Guy Hodes (producer) 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival Winner Aliza & Micha Shagrir Award – Best Documentary Research Nominee Diamond Award
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The Spoils

13 November, Wednesday 7:00 pm Documentary Tickets   SYNOPSIS: For years, the Düsseldorf City Museum struggled to organize an exhibition in honor of Jewish art dealer Max Stern. Originally planned for 2018, it was not held until 2021, delayed by discussions about the restitution of art looted by the Nazis. Through a combination of interviews and rarely seen stock footage the film examines questions of ownership, history and morality that the Director views as symptomatic of a crisis in Germany and the art world at large. SUPPORTED by Consulate General of Canada to Hong Kong and Macao, in Hong Kong 104 Minutes | 2024 Canada | English, German | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Jamie Kastner Screenwriter: Jamie Kastner Producers: Jamie Kastner, Laura Baron Kastner
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The Stronghold

20 November, Wednesday 7:30 pm Drama, War Tickets   SYNOPSIS: October 5, 1973, the day before war breaks out, hippy-ish Dr. Nahum Werbin (Shtisel’s Michael Aloni) arrives at a desolate Sinai outpost to the sound of blaring rock music, wearing white sneakers and pukka shells, expecting nothing more taxing than giving out aspirin and blister cream. As the base comes under siege after a surprise Egyptian attack, the surviving soldiers must choose between following their idealistic commander into a final, and likely hopeless battle, or to go along with the unit’s level-headed doctor, whose plan will save their lives – but will betray their values. Based on the memories of the soldiers who were there, the film is both a thrilling, and terrifying, memorial to the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war. SPONSORED by Robert L. Meyer SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau 113 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Lior Chefetz Screenwriters: Lior Chefetz, Nahum Werbin Producers: Leon Edery, Moshe Edery, Uria Kedem, Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi Cast: Michael Aloni, Daniel Gad, Amir Tessler
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Wedding Night

10 November, Sunday 4:20 pm Documentary Tickets   SYNOPSIS The wedding night is a night of nights in ultra-Orthodox society. On this night, a man and a woman connect physically for the very first time. These two very young people, almost complete strangers to each other, are put under enormous pressure to go from forced separation towards an intimate union. Ultra-Orthodox director Rachel Elitzur uses rare testimonies, combined with visuals from the wedding day, to create an astonishing film that is both respectful and challenging to her community. SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau 60 Minutes | 2023 Israel | Hebrew | English subtitles Triple feature with Neseh and The Source of All Beauty VENUE: Golden Scene Cinema Tickets: HKD 110 (Students/Seniors HKD 80) CREDITS: Director: Rachel Elitzur Screenwriter: Rachel Elitzur Producer: Avigail Sperber   AWARDS 1 Nomination 2023 Israeli Film Academy Best Documentary under 60 minutes