Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid made headlines in India for criticizing Vivek Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files, calling it “vulgar” and “propaganda”. Lapid, a jury chief at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), made the comments while addressing the closing ceremony of the festival in Goa.

In the last month of the year 2022, December, Lamakaan brings to you 3-4 the best films of Lapid.

About Nadav Lapid: Lapid born on 8 April 1975 is an Israeli screenwriter and film director. Film critics consider him to be among the most acclaimed filmmakers from Israel.

Lapid was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He is the son of writer Haim Lapid and film editor Era Lapid, he studied philosophy at Tel Aviv University, moving to Paris after his military service in the Israel Defense Forces. He returned to Israel to pursue a degree at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem.

Lapid is married to Naama Preis, an Israeli actress; they reside in Tel Aviv. Lapid’s background in Philosophy is reflected in the films he makes. He handles weighty themes in his own way: sometimes with subtlety and sometimes with jarring bluntness. With the rare ability to philosophize while entertaining at the same time, Lapid’s films have picked up some serious issues but always managed to weave in dark humor and absurdist situational comedy.

Film Title: Ahed's Knee |2021| 119 minutes | Hebrew Language subtitled in English

About the film: Ahed's Knee (Hebrew: הַבֶּרֶךְ‎, romanized: Habereḵ, lit. 'The Knee') is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Nadav Lapid. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, the film shared the Jury Prize with Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

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