The Sea ★★★ For a film among those which prominently provoked Israel’s culture minister Miki Zohar to threaten that he would cut off all funding for the Ophir Awards, Shai Carmeli‑Pollak’s meandering dra…

#ICYMI: Lida Bach reviews #ShaiCarmeli‑Pollak 's #TheSeaMovie. Read her thoughts on the film below:

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Israel’s culture minister threatens national film awards after Palestinian story takes top prize Miki Zohar says he will cancel funding for the Ophir awards after The Sea, about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who is denied entry to Tel Aviv, wins best picture

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