Gan

i saw this film at the 2004 sundance film festival and it was BY FAR AND ABOVE the best documentary i saw at the festival. a fascinating look into the world of two young prostitutes living in tel aviv amidst the backdrop of political unrest and turmoil. this film was beautifully shot and very well edited. the story is a compelling and fascinating meditation on the complexity of these two young boys relationship, the struggles they endure and their ability to cope with addiction, prostitution, homelessness and displacement.

Highly Recommended!!!!!!!

i saw this film at the 2004 sundance film festival and it was BY FAR AND ABOVE the best documentary i saw at the festival. a fascinating look into the world of two young prostitutes living in tel aviv amidst the backdrop of political unrest and turmoil. this film was beautifully shot and very well edited. the story is a compelling and fascinating meditation on the complexity of these two young boys relationship, the struggles they endure and their ability to cope with addiction, prostitution, homelessness and displacement.

Highly Recommended!!!!!!!

Saw this on TV and thought it was pretty good. It shows how everything is stacked against these kids, especially their own self-image. Nothing is simple -- everyone has an angle. Who's straight and who's gay? Hard to tell. Are Nino and Dudu responsible for making things worse for themselves? They seem to screw up every change to improve things. But on the other hand, everything comes with strings attached. The men who give them money and other things are amazingly candid about their mixed motives.

At times, made me wonder about the documentary itself. After all, there must be lots of desperate kids in Tel Aviv, but the film-makers chose two who have sex with men. Of course, that's more sensational than kids who just steal or do drugs. Did the film-makers pay these kids to be able to film them? Probably not. But how does this documentary help them? If this documentary is for our entertainment, then aren't the producers, and the audience exploiting them just like everyone else?

I watch a lot of Documentaries, many of them about hustlers, prostitutes, and street kids but while the others are silly and mainly just showed them on the surface, Garden went to the soul level. Nino and Dudu's relationship was so moving and inspiring to see. How they wanted each other to do good was good to see. I felt there loneliness, there desperation to have a better life. I was really moved by this film I really felt for Nino and Dudu. This film was very well made and who every has a chance to see it will be moved too.

If anybody has any information on how Nino and Dudu are doing please contact me an tell. I would really appreciate it.

This is a raw film that will remind you how hard some gay people have it in the world especially under the Israel/Palestine conflict one to watch, and the end , the end... Its a bleak look into how do kids survive in this when they lose contact with their families and how does one grow and evolve with no support system, a very raw and visceral film , there is no sugar coating, all the better for this also as it depicts a reality.Its just so sweet the fact that the guys are so wild and live on the streets yet in certain points you see a boyish weakness it is very touching and i wonder what happened to them...

i would highly recommend a watch if you like documentaries