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An Israeli Love Story

An Israeli Love Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 25, 2017

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

56%

Original Title

סיפור אהבה ארץ ישראלי

Production Companies

Hameragel Haboded Films

Director

Dan Wolman

Description

The love story of Margalit (Pnina Gary), who lives in Nahalal, and Eli Ben-Zvi, son of Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Israeli's second president. The year is 1947, a tumultuous period as tensions rise between the Israeli settlement and the Arab tribes and neighboring countries. A chance encounter sparks love at first sight between Margalit, of Nahalal – a cooperative workers' settlement – and Eli Ben-Zvi, the Muhtar of the Beit Keshet kibbutz. The affair is off to a rocky start, as Eli is committed to the defense efforts that preceded the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 and the birth of the State of Israel. The two go on to set a wedding date, but the fight for a nation leaves no room for young lovers.