Tom Nesher reworks a personal tragedy into an affirmational call to “choose life,” casting radiant star-in-the-making Lia Elalouf as a thinly veiled version of herself. A sexy, modern and uncommonly ...

Six years ago, director Tom Nesher tragically lost her 17-year-old younger brother, who was killed in a traffic accident. While in mourning, Nesher channelled her grief into the script for “Come ...

"In the beginning, when I started working on the film, I was in a lot of pain, and I feel like making it was a way for me to find beauty and laughter and passion in life again, because it was like ...

Tom Nesher’s directorial debut Come Closer will represent Israel in the 97th Academy Awards after it won the best film prize at the country’s Ophir film awards on Monday evening. Lia Elalouf stars as ...

Six years ago, Ari Nesher, the teenage son of Israeli director Avi Nesher, was killed in a hit-and-run accident while riding an electric bicycle. He died on his 17th birthday. The case attracted ...