How Much Do You Know About Israeli Cinema?

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Arguably some of Israel's greatest exports over the years are outstanding films. Test your knowledge and discover new tidbits about Israeli cinema!
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Question 1

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Which of the following films was NOT directed by Joseph Cedar?
Answer
  • Norman (2016)
  • Footnote (2011)
  • Lebanon (2009)

Question 2

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Natalie Portman made her directorial debut in 2015 with the film A Tale of Love and Darkness that was based on a memoir by which Israeli author?
Answer
  • David Grossman
  • Amos Oz
  • A.B. Yehoshua

Question 3

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Lior Ashkenazi, a popular Israeli actor, does NOT star in which of the following films?
Answer
  • Walk on Water (Eytan Fox, 2004)
  • Big Bad Wolves (Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado 2013)
  • The Kindergarten Teacher (Nadav Lapid, 2014)

Question 4

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Which of the following best describes the plot of the film Zero Motivation (Talya Lavie, 2014)?
Answer
  • Israeli female soldiers struggle with their daily lives serving on a remote army base.
  • A 31-year-old Israeli bachelor from a traditional Yemenite family finds love when he least expects it.
  • Follows the lives of a group of friends in Tel Aviv who are forced to grapple with reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Question 5

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Waltz with Bashir (2004) is an animated account of [blank_start]__________[blank_end] based on personal recollections and a series of interviews by Ari Folman, the Director and Writer.
Answer
  • The Six Day War of 1967
  • The Lebanon War of 1982
  • The War of Independence in 1948

Question 6

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Under the Domim Tree (Eli Cohen, 1994), The Debt (Assaf Bernstein, 2007), Tel Aviv-Berlin (Tzipi Trope, 1986), and The Summer of Aviya (Eli Cohen, 1988) all deal with which of the following themes?
Answer
  • Cultural Zionism
  • The Holocaust
  • Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Question 7

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Each of these cities have annual film festivals EXCEPT for:
Answer

Question 8

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Which Israeli film uniquely features non-actors to depict various intersecting stories that highlight various communities living in modern day Israel?
Answer
  • The Band's Visit (Eran Kolirin, 2007)
  • Footnote (Joseph Cedar, 2011)
  • Ajami (Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, 2009)

Question 9

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How many Israeli films won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?
Answer
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2

Question 10

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The film Ushpizin (Gidi Dar, 2004) tells the story of a Haredi community in Jerusalem during which Jewish holiday?
Answer
  • Passover
  • Sukkot
  • Shabbat
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