Amos Gitai
Amos Gitai is an Israeli director known for his controversial films focusing on the conflicts of his country from a mostly liberal perspective. Gitai was an architecture student in both Haifa and California, but his education was interrupted in 1973 when he was called back to serve in the army during the Yom Kippur war. After a near-death experience on a rescue mission, he was impelled to undertake filmmaking. He started his career in France, producing a number of short films and documentaries. One of these, "Field Diary," about the struggles of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, was banned in Israel. During this time Gitai also turned out two celebrated features, "Golem" and "Berlin-Yerushalaim." He returned to Haifa, but his films remained controversial. "Kadosh," which examines the role of religion in Israeli society, was lambasted at home but won recognition for Gitai and Israeli cinema outside of the country. His next film, "Kippur," a largely autobiographical piece about his experience in the Yom Kippur war, was less contentious, even bringing praise from some Israeli film critics for its unexaggerated approach, and a Best Director nomination from the Awards of the Israeli Film Academy. His films have been nominated for Golden Palm awards at the Cannes Film Festival on four occasions, most recently in 2005 for "Free Zone."
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Amos Gitai
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shikun |
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
- | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Why War |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laila in Haifa | Director | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Tramway in Jerusalem |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2019 |
71% | No Score Yet | West of the Jordan River |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 2017 |
68% |
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Rabin, the Last Day |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$28.4K | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tsili | Director | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Ana Arabia |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lullaby to My Father |
Narrator, Director, Producer |
- | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Roses à crédit |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2010 |
40% |
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Carmel |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 2009 |
64% |
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One Day You'll Understand | Director | $145.5K | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Disengagement | Director | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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News From Home/News From House |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 2006 |
26% |
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Free Zone |
Director, Writer |
$32.4K | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Promised Land |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 2004 |
41% |
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Alila |
Director, Writer, Executive Producer |
$48.5K | 2003 |
33% |
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Kedma |
Director, Writer, Producer |
$9.0K | 2002 |
77% |
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11-09-01: September 11 |
Director, Writer |
$120.0K | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eden |
Director, Producer, Writer |
- | 2001 |
81% |
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Kippur |
Director, Writer, Producer |
$112.3K | 2000 |
94% |
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Sacred |
Director, Writer |
$742.4K | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Day After Day |
Director, Writer |
$2.1K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A House in Jerusalem | Director | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zion, Auto-Emancipation | Director | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Arena of Murder |
Director, Executive Producer, Writer |
- | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Devarim |
Goldman (Character), Director |
- | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Golem: The Petrified Garden |
Director, Writer |
- | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Valley of the Wupper |
Director, Producer, Writer |
- | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Golem, the Spirit of the Exile |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wadi 1981-1991 |
Director, Writer |
- | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yoman Sadeh (Field Diary)(Journal de campagne) | Director | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Berlin-Jerusalem | Director | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brand New Day | Director | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Esther |
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
- | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Field Diary |
Director, Producer, Writer |
- | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | House |
Director, Writer, Producer |
- | 1980 |