Shai Fredo

Live and Become (2005)

In 1980 the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radu Mihăileanu
CAST:  Moshe Abebe  •  Moshe Agazai  •  Sirak M. Sabahat  •  Roni Hadar

In 1980 the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radu Mihăileanu
CAST:  Moshe Abebe  •  Moshe Agazai  •  Sirak M. Sabahat  •  Roni Hadar

Sublet (2020)

A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eytan Fox
CAST:  John Benjamin Hickey  •  Niv Nissim  •  Lihi Kornowski  •  Miki Kam

A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eytan Fox
CAST:  John Benjamin Hickey  •  Niv Nissim  •  Lihi Kornowski  •  Miki Kam

The Ambassador's Wife (2016)

The beautiful and spoilt Yerusalem had a wonderful life in Paris as the wife of the Eritrean Ambassador. Due to political changes, her husband is arrested, and she has to run for her life, finding herself in a refugee shelter in south Tel Aviv, where nobody cares ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dina Zvi-Riklis
CAST:  Ester Rada  •  Ornella Bess  •  Shai Fredo  •  Osher Gibli

The beautiful and spoilt Yerusalem had a wonderful life in Paris as the wife of the Eritrean Ambassador. Due to political changes, her husband is arrested, and she has to run for her life, finding herself in a refugee shelter in south Tel Aviv, where nobody cares ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dina Zvi-Riklis
CAST:  Ester Rada  •  Ornella Bess  •  Shai Fredo  •  Osher Gibli

Exodus 91: The Untold Story of Operation Solomon

Israeli diplomat Asher Naim travels to Ethiopia to act as negotiator for the release of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews, hoping to save them from a country plagued by famine and civil war. This seemingly altruistic mission, however, is thrown into doubt and skepticism when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Micah Smith
CAST:  Samuel Calderon  •  Shai Fredo  •  Yoram Toledano  •  Sarit Wuvet

Israeli diplomat Asher Naim travels to Ethiopia to act as negotiator for the release of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews, hoping to save them from a country plagued by famine and civil war. This seemingly altruistic mission, however, is thrown into doubt and skepticism when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Micah Smith
CAST:  Samuel Calderon  •  Shai Fredo  •  Yoram Toledano  •  Sarit Wuvet