Israeli actor and former elite soldier Yadin Gellman is teaming up once again with director Eliran Peled for their most daring project yet - Now More Than Ever, a romantic comedy co-starring American comedian and actress Amy Schumer. The film delves into the emotional and ideological rifts between Israeli and American Jews in the aftermath of war and rising global antisemitism.
Inspired by Gellman’s personal experiences, the story follows an Israeli combat soldier who is gravely wounded during a terror attack and reluctantly becomes a national symbol. As part of a hasbara (public diplomacy) mission, he travels to New York - only to be paired with a secular Jewish-American handler who wants nothing to do with Zionism, and even considers protesting his visit. What unfolds is a raw, funny, and emotionally charged journey that challenges assumptions on both sides of the Jewish divide.
The script, written by Yotam Kanisfal and Tehila Peter Dansker, brings authenticity and edge to a narrative rarely seen on screen. The film is the flagship project of Lookwood, a new content studio co-founded by Gellman and Peled to produce nuanced stories that make Jewish and Israeli themes more accessible to global audiences.
