The Holy Land (Widescreen)

The Holy Land

Set in Israel, The Holy Land grittily portrays Mendy (Oren Rehany), a young rabbinical student who ventures outside the safety of his regimented religious life to experience the secular world. Mendy falls in love with Sasha (Tchelet Semel), a nineteen-year-old Russian prostitute he meets in Tel Aviv, but his love turns obsessive. As he pursues Sasha, Mendy is befriended by Mike (Saul Stein), a former American war photographer who owns "Mike's Place," a Jerusalem dive bar where Jews and Arabs drink side by side. There Mendy meets Razi (Robert Illooz), an Arab wheeler and dealer and the colorful "Exterminator" (Arie Moskuna), an M-16 wielding American-born hard-line Jewish settler. As Mendy becomes more and more involved with them, he begins to question his future and faith. But when Mike and Razi involve Mendy and Sasha in a shady smuggling scheme it proves to be the ultimate turning point in all their lives.

Commentary By Director And Cast, Interview With The Director, IFC's "At The Angelika" interview With The Director, Behind The Scenes: Premiere & Opening Night Party, Photo Album Narrated By Eitan Gorlin, Theatrical Trailer, Scene Selection.

Movie genre	Drama, Kids & Family
Mpaa rating	Unrated
Director	Eitan Gorlin
Actors	Oren Rehany
Movie & tv media format	DVD
Duration	101
Edition	Widescreen
Number of discs	1
Original languages	Hebrew
Dvd release date	09/07/2004
Aspect ratio	1.85:1
Brand	Hart Sharp Video
Studio & production company	Virgil Films
Character	Mendy
Screenwriter	Eitan Gorlin
Narrator	Eitan Gorlin
Is dubbed	N
Narrated	N