In this period of greater nuclear tensions between Israel and Iran, who would have guessed that Israel’s foreign-language Oscar submission would be mostly in Farsi? “Baba Joon” is a coming-of-age ...

“Baba Joon” has been named the year’s best film at the Ophir Awards, the Israeli version of the Academy Awards. The victory makes director Yuval Delshad’s drama about Iranian immigrants the official ...

We’ve all been mentally challenged at the movies. Not very rewarding. Being mentally challenged IN the movies, on the other hand, can be the route to cash and prizes (see “Forrest Gump,” “Rain Man,” ...

Movies about father-son dynamics tend to transcend language — but what about when the father and son in question don’t speak in the same tongue? That was one of the impressive feats of “Baba Joon,” ...

The Israel Film Festival kicks off its 29th season on Oct. 28 with one of the most unusual movies to emerge from the Jewish state, with characters who speak mainly in Farsi and represent a distinct ...

The 29th edition of the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles shines the spotlight on the country’s new directorial voices, including Yuval Delshad, the writer-director of the opening night feature ...

The drama is Israel's submission for the Oscar for best foreign-language film. By Mia Galuppo The Israeli film Baba Joon will have its U.S. premiere as the opening night screening at Los Angeles’ ...

A coming-of-age drama from debuting feature helmer-writer Yuval Delshad set in a Persian-immigrant moshav in the Negev during the early 1980s. In this period of greater nuclear tensions between Israel ...