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An Israeli filmmaker presents his film to a remote village while making a statement against censorship. Y (Avshalom Pollak) finds himself in a battle for creative freedoms while also worrying about his ailing mother in the process. Y must avoid the Ministry of Culture, who is trying to force him to stick to government-sanctioned topics. This political drama was written and directed by Nadav Lapid and debuted at the Toronto Film Festival.
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Ahed's Knee (2021)
109 min
An Israeli filmmaker throws himself in the midst of two battles doomed to fail: one against the death of freedom in his country, the other against the death of his mother.