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The Holy Land (2001)
Directed by Eitan Gorlin
Overview
A coming-of-age saga set against the tense backdrop of Arab-Israeli politics. Mendy is a young Rabbinical student whose mind is too full of curiosity about the world that exists outside the restrictions of Orthodox Judaism. Recognizing his distraction, Mendy’s teacher suggests that he visit a prostitute to get it out of his system. But on a fateful night, when he meets Sacha, a captivating Russian expatriate, who works in a Tel Aviv bordello, his appetite for outside experience only grows stronger.
Rated R | Length 102 minutes
Actors
Saul Stein | Mosko Alkalai | Aryeh Moskona | Igor Mirkurbanov | Oren Rehany | Tchelet Semel | Albert Iluz | Alon Dahan | Lupo Berkowitch | Liat Bein | Icho Avital