Winner of six Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Time of Favor weaves an intricate tale of passion, loyalty and conspiracy amidst the contemporary political powder keg and timeless austere beauty of Israel's West Bank.

Army officer Menachem studies in an Orthodox military yeshiva on the West Bank led by the revered Rabbi Meltzer. Their yeshiva is looked upon warily by the military officers, as led by a fanatic that could lead the company to dangerous ground. Meltzer wants Pini, the prized pupil in his class and Menachem's best friend, to marry his daughter Michal. But as Pini courts Michal, Menachem, strong-willed and passionate, falls in love with her.

As the Rabbi's agenda, the Army's control and Pini's desperation all build to a boil, Menachem and Michal's secret passion threatens to destroy more than just their reputations. A violent scheme to blow up the Temple Mount soon puts all their allegiances to the test.

From a peaceful desert sunrise on the Wailing Wall to a frantic chase through an 1800 year-old network of tunnels, Time of Favor raises issues of religious faith and duty to one's nation that are inextricably relevant to our lives today.

Joseph Cedar was born in New York in 1968 and immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of six. Cedar studied philosophy and theatre history at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and is a NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate. Time of Favor is his first feature film.

Starring Aki Avni, Tinkerbell, Assi Dayan and Idan Alterman.