The Cemetery Club

or over two decades, the “Mt. Herzl Academy” has held its weekly meeting at the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem. Seated between the graves of the nation’s dignitaries, they debate the history of modern philosophy, read poetry and eat lunch. Director Tali Shemesh has been following the “Academy” for the last 5 years, focusing on two members: Minia, the director’s grandmother, and Lena, her great aunt. The film unravels the jagged, intense, almost impossible relationship between these two extremely different women, who remain bound together by history and Fate. As death decimates the group that has given meaning to their lives, the film explores the conflicts between Lena and Minia, and the family secrets that haunt them.