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The film follows the fate of a group of refugees from the Holocaust who are illegally brought to Israel by the Palmach. When they arrive, they are chased by British soldiers. Once they escape, they are immediately drafted into the war, and take part in a grueling battle against Arab irregulars.
Kedma: Directed by Amos Gitai. With Andrei Kashker, Helena Yaralova, Moni Moshonov, Juliano Mer-Khamis. In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops.
Tired and hungry, the hopeful emigrants have then to follow the Jewish forces to immediately take up arms against the Arabs. Unspoken truths from both sides explode in the violent and tragic conflict. — Sujit R. Varma.
Kedma. Jewish refugees from Europe arrive in Palestine, days before the creation of the state of Israel. Rent Kedma on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. For all its provocation, Kedma is an...
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Rescued from a British army ambush at beachside by Palmach Jewish guerillas, the Kedma's ragged refugees are remade into soldiers expected to offer their lives to defend a nation that does not yet exist in a land they've never known.
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An Official Selection at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, KEDMA is renowned Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai’s (Kippur, Kadosh) powerful drama about a group of European Jewish refugees who arrive at Palestine in the critical year of 1948.
Jun 6, 2002 · Overview. In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops. Amos Gitai. Director, Writer. Mordechai Goldhecht. Writer. Haim Hazaz. Writer.
Kedma. Amos Gitai, Mordechai Goldhecht, Marie-José Sanselme. Novel: Haim Hazaz. Set seven days before the creation of the state of Israel in May 1948, a small rusted ship, with a group of concentration camp survivors from Shoah, is received at the new territory with open hostility.