Necropolis

Israel | 2025 | 75 min. | Hebrew, Arabic | English & Hebrew Subs | Documentary

Necropolis is a documentary journey through Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem’s central Jewish cemetery. As burial space dwindles, vast underground tunnels are being carved deep into the mountain, designed to hold over 23,000 new kosher graves.
The film moves between the cemetery above and the monumental excavation below, revealing a mosaic of voices: burial society workers, Palestinian tunnel diggers, entrepreneurs, curious visitors, and mourners.
As these worlds converge, the film offers a rare glimpse into a culture built around death- practical, ritualistic, emotional. Necropolis immerses viewers in the tensions between tradition and innovation, war and peace, sacred duty and daily labor- uncovering how, in Jerusalem, death is not merely an end, but a powerful force shaping the world of the living.

Production: Kobi Mizrahi
Script: Keren Alexander
Cinematography: Oded Ashkenazi
Editing: Keren Alexander
Sound Design: Itzik Cohen
Original Score: Laura Casaponsa
Supporting Funds: Israel Cinema Project - Rabinovich Foundation, Mifal Hapais, Catalunya Film Commission, Kan - Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, Ministry of Culture and Sport, Israel Film Council
 

09/11/2025 | 12:00 | Cinematheque - Hall 2