Lea Koenig
Birthday: Born in 1929-11-30 in Łódź, Second Polish Republic [now Poland]
Deathday: Alive
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שטיסל
Character: Grandmother Malka
Akiva and Shulem Shtisel, father and son, sit on a little balcony overlooking streets of the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. A year has passed since the mother died. All the other children have left the nest, and only Shulam and Akiva remain - quarreling, making up, and laughing about themselves and the rest of the world. All will change when Akiva meets Elisheva....
מקום שמח
Character: Dvora
Vered is in a 40-year-old crisis - her marriage is boring, work is boring and the house is suffocating. One evening Naomi, her aging mother, declares that she has lost the purpose of life and asks Vered to kill her. Vered does not agree and goes on a wild journey in order to find meaning in both of their lives....
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Lupo!
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Menahem Golan directs this warmhearted comedy. A wily widower that deals in used furniture fights progress (and city hall). His home slated to be bulldozed, his business in trouble and his daughter poised to leave the nest with her wealthy fiancé, small-time Tel Aviv junk dealer Lupo (Yehuda Barkan) still finds the courage to keep his life, and his pride, intact....
The Testament
Character: Lea
Yoel, a meticulous historian leading a significant debate against holocaust deniers, discovers that his mother carries a false identity. A mystery about a man who is willing to risk everything to discover the truth....
The Highway Queen
Character: Neighbor
A story of a street walker, who tries to leave the world of prostitution when she gets pregnant....
Hanna's Journey
Character: Gertraud
A German girl travels to Israel to help people with disabilities, where she learns a lot about the role of her grandparents in WWII and meets a man who wants to move to Berlin....
Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club
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What is going on behind the closed doors of the women-only secret club? The first rule is that love is prohibited. When Sophie falls in love with a mysterious man, she must choose between her last chance for true love to her loyalty to the club....
Worlds Apart
Character: Mother
After fighting the Arab armies, Assaf, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with an American living in the Arab district of Jerusalem. One day, he believes he recognizes a wanted terrorist....
Tsili
Character: Tsili (voice)
Tsili is a young girl caught in the middle of World War II. After her family is taken to a concentration camp, Tsili hides in the forest, free from hatred and men, until the arrival of Marek, a stranger who speaks to her in Yiddish....
Things
Character: Stephana
The story of three men living in Tel Aviv. They set off to attend a funeral. Unfortunately, they cannot find the right cemetery. Later the story shifts to their complex love lives....
Two Heartbeats
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A law student makes money by donating sperm, and has a steady relationship with his girlfriend. A plane crash causes him to get injured and lose his potency. He marries his girlfriend, but the feeling of emptiness and the knowledge that he will not have children with his wife lead him on a destructive search for the last woman to whom she donated sperm....
Whose Shoes Are These ?
Character: האלמנה
The film tells the story of an unexpected meeting between a widower and a widow who meet while staying at a hotel. Both of them carry feelings of loneliness after losing their spouses. As they begin to talk, they share memories, emotions, and experiences from their lives. Gradually, a connection develops between them, raising questions about loneliness, love, and the possibility of starting a new relationship later in life. The film explores themes of loss, human connection, and the hope of find...