Israel | 1998 | 46 min. | Hebrew | Documentary | English Subtitles
 
“67 Ben Tzvi Road” is the address of the only Institute of Pathology in Israel. 2,500 bodies arrive at the institute every year for investigation as to the cause of death. Needless to say, the bodies sent for autopsy did not die of natural causes. The violence inherent in Israeli society erupts in practically every scene. And in this regard, the institute acts as a cruel mirror, placed in the most unflattering light possible. It is a mirror that is perhaps difficult to look into, but it is impossible all the same not to be mesmerized by the reality it reflects.
The institute, by its very nature, deals with all the issues society feels the strongest need to repress. The tension between the taboo and permitted, between the acceptable and non-acceptable, is the driving force behind the movie. As well as the very concrete and intrusive invasion into the human body – a real body, with all its imperfections and flaws, and more human perhaps than those we are accustomed to being bombarded with on our television screens.
 

Production: Eado Zuckerman
Cinematography: Tobi Hochstein
Editing: Boaz Lion
Sound Design: Aviv Elmada