À nos 15 ans

Breaking Glass Pictures (a globally-connected media company that focuses on finding cutting edge independent films in every genre from around the world) brings to DVD/VOD on 4/28/20 this LGBT film about two Israeli men, the young Dan (Udi Persi) ready for the next step in their relationship and the mature alpha partner Yoav ( Oded Leopold) who can't get over his past family and settling down demons. With most male gay themed films requiring a good female friend, the beautiful Ruti Asarsai (Alma) does a nice job working amongst the guys. Unfortunately, it is her pregnancy (from someone) that turns Yoav against Dan and all of their relationships. While the story is plausible, the English subtitles move way too fast, and director/writer Yuval Hadadi falls victim to wearing too many hats. He continually presents numerous scenes where absolutely nothing happens and/or is said, Yoav's character isn't explained clearly enough to make the viewer want to care about him, and Alma's pregnancy is quickly pushed to the backstory. The film runs 1 1/2 hours, but felt like "15 YEARS".

I'm half an hour into this movie and just can't go any further. The plot is too confusing and the main character too unlikeable. I want the 30 minutes of my life back.

Not bad. I wish the writing could match the fantastic visuals and sharp acting in this film. The story, while overall compelling, fails to take us anywhere coherent in the end. We get it. He's having a midlife crisis. It's been happening to men (gay and straight) since God was a boy. So? The film lacks a clear emotional through line and ultimately leaves the viewer dissatisfied. A shame really - because there is a potentially interesting story to be told about society's obsession with having children and how oppressive it can be to those who don't want any. A lost opportunity in a beautiful package.

I really enjoyed this film. Surprising in so many ways: it's from Israel, yet not about politics; the protagonists are a gay couple, but it's not really a gay movie -- the issues are universal; it's sad, yet not heavy -- the story, and the film zips along. The actors, direction, and cinematography are top-notch. Highly recommended!

The film limps along using a script with minimal dialog, most of which is pointless and improvised. Character development never occurs and events pass without any explanation. It's as if the writer were telling a story that only he alone could understand. This is sad because if the theme were better fleshed out, and the script better written, the movie could have been so much more than what it was!