Movies by Amos Lavi

Days of Love

Days of Love

Margalit is a simple girl from Ashdod, waiting tables in her father's restaurant, with a dream to make it big in the music industry. It all changes one night when the famous singer Dudu Ben-David performs in Margalit's hometown. He comes to Margalit's pub, discovers her and promises to make her a big star.

Lemon Tree

Lemon Tree

Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defence minister and his wife move next door, forcing the Secret Service to order the trees' removal for security. The stoic Salma seeks assistance from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli army, and a young attorney, Ziad Daud, who takes the case. In this allegory, does David stand a chance against Goliath?

Carmel

Carmel

Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitaï offers a look impressionist long history of armed conflict in their nation.