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Amos Gitai

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Amos Gitai · Arts & Literature

What

Prolific Israeli filmmaker whose politically engaged films regularly screen at Cannes and Venice.

When

1950, Haifa, Israel

Where

Israel

Biography

Amos Gitai is recognized among Israeli contributors to Arts & Literature — Prolific Israeli filmmaker whose politically engaged films regularly screen at Cannes and Venice.

How & why

Amos Gitai is a prolific Israeli filmmaker whose politically and historically engaged films regularly screen in competition at Cannes and Venice. Trained as an architect, he has made dozens of features and documentaries exploring Israeli society, memory and conflict, including 'Kadosh' and 'Kippur'. He was born into a Jewish family in Haifa, the son of Bauhaus architect Munio Weinraub.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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Prolific Israeli filmmaker whose politically engaged films regularly screen at Cannes and Venice.

1950

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)