Lapid told me that in order to get a funding from the Israeli government, he had to pitch Synonyms like it's a patriotic film about PTSD. And just like Synonyms, Ahed's Knee is a blunt film that doesn't shy away from criticizing the ministry's propagandistic tendencies, but it goes further and makes it the subject & confronts it head on. Ahed's Knee directly confronts the well-intentioned liberals & criticizes them for their sheepishness & passivity. It's an angry film and shows its director's resourcefulness in saying what he has to say in the strongest terms (in the guise of making a fiction) while getting away from the grips of the censors while making a film within the country. Unflinching and direct in its message with kinetic visuals and breathless pacing, Ahed's Knee is another strong film about the country’s uber-militarism and censorship from a talented filmmaker with strong point of view. #israelicinema #ahed’sknee #nadavlapid #censorship