Kirkas Palestina) is a 1998 Israeli political satire film directed by Eyal Halfon, which was nominated for seven Israeli Film Academy Awards, winning five.

[1] The film allegorically discusses the relationships between Israelis and Palestinians and the Israeli-Arab conflict.

It was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

The war rages, the circus acts perform and a lion escapes in the middle of the night.

An Israeli officer falls in love with the lion tamer and helps her search for it.