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Described as “‘Sex and the City’ French style”, love is the theme as a group of young, beautiful Sephardic women interweave their days with laughter and flirtation, followed inevitably by their Jewish mothers, popping in and out to chase and scold them about their frivolous lives. Fun with witty one-liners and great joie de vivre.

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‘Reconciliation’, says Robi Damelin, whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper in 2002, ‘might sound eccentric to you, but it is not, it works’. Focusing on the fascinating attempts by bereaved people from both sides of the Israeli Palestinian conflict to meet, talk and find new ways of living together, this heartrending documentary goes beyond the news headlines to the courageous and painstaking path of ordinary people who beg for a different future.

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In a kibbutz in the 1970s, Dvir, a 12 year old boy faces the harsh demands of the collective while struggling to make room for, and bring happiness to, his emotionally unstable mother. Without a father around and living away from his mother in the children's house, Dvir is determined to help his mother find solace and start a new life.

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All Aviva wants is to write, and indeed every detail in her mundane life sparks an imaginative tale. Aviva keeps her creative passion alive, with endless talent and grace, juggling the pots and pans of her day job as a cook and the ever growing needs of her big family. That is until her loyal sister introduces her to Oded, a well-known novelist who quickly realises Aviva’s potential.