Wisdom of the Pretzel (original Hebrew title: Hochmat HaBeygale) is a 2002 Israeli comedy film directed by Ilan Heitner.

The main character, Golan, is a 20 something year old student nearing the end of his college studies, and is having a hard time deciding about his future.

Golan then begins a personal journey that has him challenge everything he has ever believed, about himself, about love and about the nature of life in contemporary Israel.

After the success of his book Hochmat HaBagel (which had sold 100,000 copies by then), Ilan Heitner decided to study filmmaking in New York.

Heitner was confident that upon returning to Israel, he would find investors to produce the film and bring change to local cinema.