A devout 18-year-old Israeli is pressured to marry the husband of her late sister. Declaring her independence is not an option in Tel Aviv's ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community, where religious law, tradition and the rabbi's word are absolute.

Following a pogrom that left the remainder of their family dead, 17-year-old Fania arrives at the port of Jaffa from Russia with her baby daughter, her elderly uncle, and her shell-shocked brother. Having no choice, Fania marries Yechiel, a local widower with two young children whose wife died of malaria. The new family sets out for a small settlement near Safed, where Yechiel and other settlers attempt to cultivate the barren lands they bought from local Arabs. Fania is burdened by a harrowing secret; until she can share it with Yechiel, their marriage is one in name only

Nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Ajami is a bold crime drama set on the margins of an Arab ghetto. Working with a cast of non-actors in the real streets of Ajami itself, the film deftly meshes characters and conflicts with unsentimental compassion, uncompromising realism, and harrowing violence.

One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing any more about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images. 2008 Bridgit Folman Film Gang, Les Films D'ici, Razor Film Produktion, Arte France and Noga Communications-Channel 8. All Rights Reserved.

When a teenage girl starts offering sexual favors as a way to gain popularity in her new school, the line of consent begins to blur in this raw and realistic look at teen sexuality. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

Look for icons Jeanne Moreau and Juliette Binoche in legendary French-Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai's story about a family struggling to reunite as Israeli settlers in Gaza are forced out militarily.