Irit Kaplan

A Matter of Size (2009)

Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramle are fed up of dieting and the dieting club they belong to. When Herzl (155 kilos), the main protagonist, loses his job as a cook and starts working as a dishwasher in a Japanese restaurant in Ramle he discovers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erez Tadmor  •  Sharon Maymon
CAST:  Itzik Cohen  •  Dvir Benedek  •  Alon Dahan  •  Shmulik Cohen

Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramle are fed up of dieting and the dieting club they belong to. When Herzl (155 kilos), the main protagonist, loses his job as a cook and starts working as a dishwasher in a Japanese restaurant in Ramle he discovers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erez Tadmor  •  Sharon Maymon
CAST:  Itzik Cohen  •  Dvir Benedek  •  Alon Dahan  •  Shmulik Cohen

A Quiet Heart (2016)

In present day Jerusalem, a city increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism, Naomi, a secular young woman seeks refuge from the pressure of her life as a concert pianist. Despite her intentions to stay alone, however, Naomi quickly makes two unexpected ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Anner
CAST:  Ania Bukstein  •  Uri Gottlieb  •  Giorgio Lupano  •  Ludi Boeken

In present day Jerusalem, a city increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism, Naomi, a secular young woman seeks refuge from the pressure of her life as a concert pianist. Despite her intentions to stay alone, however, Naomi quickly makes two unexpected ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eitan Anner
CAST:  Ania Bukstein  •  Uri Gottlieb  •  Giorgio Lupano  •  Ludi Boeken

Apples from the Desert (2014)

Based on the award-winning play and popular Israeli short story, this poignant family drama follows Rivka, 19-years-old and strong-willed, who struggles to follow the conservative lifestyle of her ultra-orthodox parents in Jerusalem. Determined to break free from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arik Lubetzki  •  Matti Harari
CAST:  Moran Rosenblatt  •  Shlomi Koriat  •  Reymonde Amsallem  •  Irit Kaplan

Based on the award-winning play and popular Israeli short story, this poignant family drama follows Rivka, 19-years-old and strong-willed, who struggles to follow the conservative lifestyle of her ultra-orthodox parents in Jerusalem. Determined to break free from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arik Lubetzki  •  Matti Harari
CAST:  Moran Rosenblatt  •  Shlomi Koriat  •  Reymonde Amsallem  •  Irit Kaplan

Saving Neta (2017)

Directed by multi-award winner Nir Bergman (Broken Wings), Saving Neta tells the stories of four women whose lives change after their brief encounter with a man called Neta. Humour, drama, love and hope, a powerful and moving portrait of family relationships and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nir Bergman
CAST:  Benny Avni  •  Rotem Abuhab  •  Naama Arlaky  •  Irit Kaplan

Directed by multi-award winner Nir Bergman (Broken Wings), Saving Neta tells the stories of four women whose lives change after their brief encounter with a man called Neta. Humour, drama, love and hope, a powerful and moving portrait of family relationships and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nir Bergman
CAST:  Benny Avni  •  Rotem Abuhab  •  Naama Arlaky  •  Irit Kaplan

Kiss Me Before It Blows Up (2020)

A subversive love story between clashing cultures and families, KISS ME BEFORE IT BLOWS UP is a romantic misadventure crossing all borders. When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and an Palestinian man, chaos follows. What happens with lovers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirel Peleg
CAST:  Moran Rosenblatt  •  Luise Wolfram  •  Rivka Michaeli  •  Juliane Köhler

A subversive love story between clashing cultures and families, KISS ME BEFORE IT BLOWS UP is a romantic misadventure crossing all borders. When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and an Palestinian man, chaos follows. What happens with lovers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shirel Peleg
CAST:  Moran Rosenblatt  •  Luise Wolfram  •  Rivka Michaeli  •  Juliane Köhler

Matchmaking (2022)

An entertaining and good-hearted romantic comedy that gives a light Orthodox twist to "Romeo and Juliet".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erez Tadmor
CAST:  Amit Rahav  •  Liana Ayoun  •  Maor Schwitzer  •  Irit Kaplan

An entertaining and good-hearted romantic comedy that gives a light Orthodox twist to "Romeo and Juliet".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erez Tadmor
CAST:  Amit Rahav  •  Liana Ayoun  •  Maor Schwitzer  •  Irit Kaplan