Special Screenings

Israel / 2018 / 90 min.
Director: Amos GITAI

"A Tramway in Jerusalem" is set on a tramcar running east and west through Jerusalem where a mosaic of different ethnicities co-exist, and comically tells several loosely related episodes in an almost omnibus style. The people discuss politics, religion, soccer, as well as sing. Particularly interesting is the episode featuring two young women of the same age, a Palestinian and a Jew, who have complicated backgrounds with regard to nationality. The film could be called a microcosm of Israel's complex status quo which defies explanation as a simple dichotomy. Joining many regulars of GITAI's films Yael ABECASSIS and Hana LASZLO is Mathieu AMALRIC who plays a foreign tourist. Screened at the Venice Film Festival along with "A Letter to a Friend in Gaza".