Emil Ben-Shimon

Emil Ben-Shimon

49 (1976-02-18)
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Emil Ben-Shimon is a director and writer, known for The Women's Balcony 2016, Susey Pere 2016 and Ed Medina 2005.

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The Women's Balcony 2016 (7.1)

An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gendered rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.
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Mimon 2005

Mimon is an adolescent having trouble in school, trouble picking his friends, trouble communicating with his limo driving single mom. Like so many 12 year olds his life is filled with a 12 year old's problems. He is failing in school and decides to solve his problems by emulating a local hoodlum and robbing the Post Office. The reason for this deed of daring do is to steal Certificates of Completion for school. From there Mimon goes on a journey of self-discovery.
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Jerusalem ’67 N/A

A period drama that takes place in Jerusalem during the dramatic and difficult time of the Six-Day War.