Queer Cinema from Israel
A homosexual couple moves into the Tel Aviv depressed district of Florentin, which is increasingly becoming a gentrified hipster district. Ben (Shlomi BERTONOV) and Raz (Ariel WOLF) want a bigger apartment because they want to become parents with the help of a Filipino surrogate mother. One day, Ben plants a small tree on the side of the road. When two migrants from Eritrea lean against the delicate tree, he calls the police on the citizens' hotline for help, setting fateful events in motion...
What actually happens when two completely different worlds collide in a very small space? This question arises not only in Israel, of course, but everywhere where local residents meet newly arrived refugees. As if under a magnifying glass, Israeli director Idan HAGUEL deals with current issues such as migration, individualization, surrogacy, police violence and gentrification and creates an illuminating story that shows how people can deceive themselves. And at the expense of others...
Presented at the BERLINALE 2022 (outside of competition), the interesting film can be seen in the original Hebrew version with German subtitles.
It's worth it!
What actually happens when two completely different worlds collide in a very small space? This question arises not only in Israel, of course, but everywhere where local residents meet newly arrived refugees. As if under a magnifying glass, Israeli director Idan HAGUEL deals with current issues such as migration, individualization, surrogacy, police violence and gentrification and creates an illuminating story that shows how people can deceive themselves. And at the expense of others...
Presented at the BERLINALE 2022 (outside of competition), the interesting film can be seen in the original Hebrew version with German subtitles.
It's worth it!
- ZeddaZogenau
- Aug 29, 2024