Yaël Abecassis — Actor (16)

Movie

Legend of Destruction (2021)
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other title: אגדת חורבן / 毀滅傳說 …
What had initially started out as a Jewish revolt against the Roman occupation, quickly turned into a fierce civil war. The combination of religious messianic zeal and the friction between social classes proved disastrous and resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple.

TV

The Transit Camps (2019)
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Dina Zvi-Riklis actor: Yaël Abecassis
A four episodes documentary series that unveils one of the most controversial topics in the history of the Israeli state. Rare archival materials and testimonials of former residents tell the stories of the 'Ma'abrot' (refugee absorption camps meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees in Israel in the 1950s), and the institutional discrimination towards its inhabitants - Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Middle East.

Movie

恩德培的犹太小姑娘 (2003)
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Omri Levi actor: Merav Avrahami / 雅艾尔·阿贝卡西斯 …
other title: MISS ENTEBBE / 人质姑娘
Jerusalem the summer of 1976. The lives of Noa, a 12-year-old girl and her friends change when the mother of Danny, a neighbor, is a passenger on the plane hijacked to Entebbe. Noa’s plan is to kidnap an innocent Arab boy as a negotiating card for the release of Danny’s mother. Once done, her plan becomes increasingly complicated as the youngsters discover the Arab boy is flesh and blood with feelings like them. This film examines the relationship of what happens at home and the violent reality of the world in which we live. This is a compelling drama that lances your heart as you feel the children’s deep emotion, desperation and struggle for justice.

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Hed (2018)
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Amikam Kovner / Assaf Snir actor: 雅艾尔·阿贝卡西斯 / 古里·阿尔菲 …
other title: 回声 / Echo
阿弗纳收到一份交通报告,在照片中发现自己的妻子和一个男人一起坐在车里。他怀疑自己的妻子埃拉有外遇。他要彻底掌握妻子外遇的情况——那个男人是谁、婚外情进行了多久以及在哪里进行。但是他还没来得及开始调查,妻子就在车祸中丧生,他的疑问也就无法解答。他开始从妻子的电话录音里寻找线索,反复地听那些录音。预想不到的事情发生了,阿弗纳发现他根本不了解录音中说话的那个女人。他试着去真正理解自己的妻子,探究妻子和出轨对象之间的关系,但他知道的越多就越迷茫。本片深刻探讨了两性关系。阿弗纳从自己的世界穿梭到那个对立着的、属于他妻子的世界。遗憾的是,当他真正懂得自己的妻子时,后者已经不在了……

Movie

Words with Gods (2014)
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吉列尔莫·阿里亚加 / 海科特·巴班克 … actor: 德米安·比齐尔 / 萨拉·吉瓦蒂 …
other title: 与神对话 / Words of Gods
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof.

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Kadosh (1999)
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other title: 禁城之恋 / קדוש …
The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem's Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka is happily and passionately married to Meir, but they remain childless. The yeshiva's rabbi, who is Meir's father, wants Meir to divorce Rivka: "a barren woman is no woman." Rivka's sister, Malka, is in love with Yakov, a Jew shunned by the yeshiva as too secular. The rabbi arranges Malka's marriage to Yossef, whose agitation when fulfilling religious duties approaches the grotesque. Can the sisters sort out their hearts' desires within this patriarchal world? If not, have they any other options?

TV

Hatufim Season 1 (2010)
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Gideon Raff actor: Yaël Abecassis / Mili Avital …
other title: 战俘 第一季 / חטופים עונה 1 …
After 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach, and Amiel Ben Horin return home to the country that made them national icons. They work to overcome the trauma of torture and captivity while settling back into their interrupted family lives. Meanwhile, the military psychiatrist assigned to them finds discrepancies in the soldiers' testimonies, and launches an investigation to discover what they are hiding.