Pludselig bryder en epidemi ud, der forvandler almindelige mennesker til blodtørstige zombier, og det er op til den tidligere FN-observatør Gerry Lane at stoppe sygdommen, der kan være verdens undergang. Han og hans familie er fanget midt i udbruddet, men det lykkes dem at slippe væk, og hans kone og børn bliver bragt i sikkerhed på et hangarskib, mens han må rejse tilbage til de inficerede områder. Her må han finde en kur, der kan redde hans egen familie og millioner af mennesker. Men hvad er kilden til den grufulde pandemi?
Som ung, idealistisk britisk officer under Første Verdenskrig får T.E. Lawrence ordre på at rejse ind i ørkenen og tage kontakt til den arabiske stammeleder prins Feisal, som er briternes allierede. Snart bliver den gådefulde Lawrence en central figur i arabernes oprør mod den tyrkiske besættelsesmagt, og hans mod og dygtige lederskab gør ham til en nærmest legendarisk skikkelse.
På Jesu tid bliver den jødiske prins Ben-Hur udsat for falske anklager og sendt til galejerne, mens hans mor og søster kommer i fængsel. Under et søslag redder Ben-Hur kaptajnens liv og adopteres af ham som en søn. Årene går, og Ben-Hur bliver en dreven deltager i hestevæddeløb. Men trods sit nye liv har han ikke opgivet at finde sin familie og få hævn over arkitekterne bag anklagerne.
Kingdom Of Heaven er et episk eventyr sat i den turbulente tid omkring Korstogene med Orlando Bloom i hovedrollen som den jævne bonde, der kastes ind i en ti-år lang krig. Som en fremmed i et fremmed land tjener han en fordømt konge, indleder et forbudt kærlighedsforhold til den eksotiske dronning og ophøjes til ridder. Samtidig må han beskytte Jerusalems folk mod overvældende styrker for at bevare den skrøbelig fred.
"Risen" er den episke, bibelske fortælling om Genopstandelse, fortalt gennem øjnene på den ikke-troende Clavius, spillet af Joseph Fiennes. Som magtfuld romersk tribun får han til opgave sammen med sin betroede og ambitiøse medarbejder (Tom Felton) at opklare mysteriet om, hvad der skete med Jesus i ugerne efter hans korsfæstelse, for at modbevise rygterne om en opstanden Messias og således afværge et oprør i Jerusalem.
Det hellige land. En ung kvinde forlader den lille fiskerby, hun er vokset op i, og forældrenes hjem for at deltage i en radikal ny social bevægelse. Lederen af bevægelsen er den karismatiske Jesus af Nazareth, som lover at verden vil ændre sig. Mary søger efter en ny måde at leve på og en ægthed, der nægtes hende i tidens stive hierarkier. Nyheden om gruppen spredes, og flere bliver tiltrukket af Jesus' inspirerende budskaber. Marias åndelige rejse fører ind i hjertet af en historie, der vil føre hende til Jerusalems hovedstad, hvor hun konfronteres af virkeligheden og må se Jesus og sin egen skæbne i øjnene.
Charlie Wilson, playboy og kongresmedlem, rotter sig sammen med den stenrige Joanne Herring og CIA-agenten Gust Avrakoto. Sammen begynder de at rejse penge til finansiering af hemmelige militære missioner mod den russiske besættelsesmagt i Afghanistan. Takket være deres arbejde bliver det muligt for frihedskæmperne af holde stand mod den mægtige russiske hær, men trekløverets ihærdige arbejde har nogle uforudsete effekter på lidt længere sigt.
HANNAH ARENDT is a portrait of the genius that shook the world with her discovery of “the banality of evil.” After she attends the Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem, Arendt dares to write about the Holocaust in terms no one has ever heard before. Her work instantly provokes a furious scandal, and Arendt stands strong as she is attacked by friends and foes alike. But as the German-Jewish émigré also struggles to suppress her own painful associations with the past, the film exposes her beguiling blend of arrogance and vulnerability — revealing a soul defined and derailed by exile.
The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear that he has been selected to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem.
Following the shooting of a film on the life of Jesus called This Is My Blood, Marie Palesi, the actress who plays Mary Magdalene, takes refuge in Jerusalem in search of the truth behind the myth. The director of the film, Tony Childress, who also plays Jesus, can think of only one thing: self-promotion. Meanwhile in New York, television journalist Ted Younger presents a programme about the life of Jesus.
In this hilarious crime comedy, a gifted 12-year-old boy and three elderly men plan a bank robbery in order to seek revenge on the institution for cheating the youngster after the death of his father.
A Protestant World War II pilot and a Jewish girl fall in love in Jerusalem, even though their diverse backgrounds threaten to pull them apart.
A Canadian doctor finds her sympathies sorely tested while working in the conflict ravaged Palestinian territories.
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.
When a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon the city.
1099 A.D.: A battle-weary knight leads his men home from the Holy Land after years of fighting. But the supposedly holy relic he’s carrying bears a terrible curse…
A beautifully affecting love story that has rightly earned comparisons to Brokeback Mountain, Haim Tabakman's potent yet impeccably restrained tale has won awards and accolades at film festivals the world over. Aaron, a pillar in Jerusalem's Orthodox community is respected by friends and family. However, when he hires handsome runaway student Ezri to assist with his business, sexual tensions bristle and the pair cautiously embark on a love affair. Meanwhile, a neighbouring shopkeeper persists in seeing a man of her own choosing, even though she's been promised by her father to another. As forbidden truths come to the fore, these lovers are forced to either confront or relent in the face of a centuries-old religious community, with startling results.
Upon learning that Judah has been trapped in the clutches of the townspeople and faces the possibility of being the sacrifice at the annual Festival, the stable mates leave their cozy barn and embark on an adventure to find and free their friend.
Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids ages 11 to 13, assembling their views on living in a society afflicted with violence, separatism and religious and political extremism. This 2002 Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary culminates in an astonishing day in which two Israeli children meet Palestinian youngsters at a refugee camp.
Haim-Aaron is a bright, ultra-orthodox religious scholar living in Jerusalem. His talents and devotion are envied by all. One evening, following a self-imposed fast, Haim-Aaron collapses and loses consciousness. The paramedics announce his death, but his father takes over resuscitation efforts and, beyond all expectations, Haim-Aaron comes back to life. After the accident, try as he might, Haim-Aaron remains apathetic to his studies. He feels overwhelmed by a sudden awakening of his body and suspects this is God testing him. He wonders if he should stray from the prescribed path and find a way to rekindle his faith... The title means "Rectify" in Hebrew; nevertheless the movie is called Tikkun in the English-speaking world.