Tkuma

A solemn, sweeping history lesson blending testimony and archive footage, moving and heavy, rewarding patient viewers with a nation's intimate, contested story.

Created by

Esther Dar

Genres

Documentary, War & politics

Starring

Igal Naor, Michael Greenspan

Overview

The story of Israel's first fifty years of statehood, TKUMA brings to the screen the tragedies and joyful milestones of Israel's first half century: the ingathering of the exiles as the fledgling state becomes a haven for Jews around the word. Dramatic, personal accounts and documentary footage of the wars fought over five decades, along with rare behind-the-scenes insights into Israel's efforts to make peace. Who is a Jew Israel wrestles with its national identity. Israel's economic revolution takes the country from the orange to the computer chip in a few years. The people, the places, the spirit of Israel in its first fifty years.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic, tense and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, identity, politics, survival

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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