Until 3 June
Hebraïca is staging this festival at a variety of venues in Toulouse, reflecting the range of emotions generated by these films. Starting with Cupcakes by Eytan Fox, a marvellous kitsch comedy set in Paris when an amateur group takes part in a Eurovision-style show, with Edouard Baer playing a small but delightful role. There are also some deeply moving films dealing with current events in the Middle East, women’s struggles for equality and the courage of sportsmen and women and artists from enemy countries to forge links before politics do: Read Lolita in Tehran and The Syrian Bride by Eran Riklis, The Deserter by Dani Rosenberg, Tatami by Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv and Mariana’s Room by Emmanuel Finkiel.