Shtisel

 

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Shtisel  was a welcome surprise. I never thought I'd like it but wanted to check it out and I was instantly hooked. It was good to the last drop. 

A Killer's Mind

A Killer's Mind turned out to be very entertaining. I liked the lead characters and maybe I'll seek more novels written by this author. Nothing earth shattering mind you but great accompaniment to house hold chores. 

Fauda: Season 3

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Fauda Season 3  unfortunately was not very good. It neither has the finesse of Season 1 nor has the emotional heft of Season 2. Still I did not DNF it. 

Fauda Season II

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Fauda Season II is just as good as Season 1 and I loved watching it. The new actors were also unfamiliar to me and it enhanced the viewing experience. The actors actually all are very good and the story is tense and filled with (usually unpleasant but electric) surprises. I'm so happy I watched this show. 

Fauda

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Fauda I have found on Netflix and it sounded exactly like my thing. And it was. It was a very good production with realistic sets and special effects. It also helped that I had not known any of the actors in the cast so apart from the great performances, they didn't look like playing a role.

This is the story of an Israeli anti terrorist unit and a Hamas terrorist who was believed dead however the unit received intel that his death was faked and he is very much alive. The man who was supposed to have killed him actually retired from the unit, dedicating himself to wine making. However he is asked to identify the terrorist who is expected to visit his brother's wedding. The unit goes to the wedding undercover (with a sniper, a logistic officer and two members outside - their chief in the headquarters) however they are exposed and tragedy occurs when the groom is killed by a a team member. The terrorist was actually a couple of streets away disguised as a an old man. The tension is right there at the start with the acquisition of the intel and never lets go during the twelve episodes. We get to watch the side of the anti terror unit and the terrorist unit. Both have issues and faults equally depicted. I was actually surprised how balanced the whole thing was. They didn't delve into the right or wrong of the each party's beliefs. They just show their dedication to the cause and sacrifices and wrongs they commit to serve it.

I highly recommend it but be aware that it has very realistic scenes of violence and some nudity and sex.  

JeruZalem

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JeruZalem is a film I had come across the trailer of and didn't even want to click on it. But when it was right in front of me on Dvdigi I clicked on it and in about 8 minutes in I realised that this is one of those "found footage" films. I stopped watching but the next day I returned back since there was not any other interesting thing on. I'm glad since I surprisingly enjoyed it very very much. The found footage is recorded this time by one of those glasses that can connect the internet and do everything a smart phone does. It was put into good use. Two Jewish friends go to Israel for a relaxing vacation and unluckily enough fall into a resurrection of different creatures. I liked how the Israeli Jewish directors were not really biased since there were Muslim and Christian characters in the film and they were all treated aqually. It kind of showed that your humanity is not based on your religion. Or is it? And if so in what why? How would you behave when your world is falling apart and people you hang out with and/or love can be a danger to you and themselves? All in all I'm glad I watched this one and I recommend even if you don't care for found footage. The special effects were not really that good but not that bad either.