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7 September 2007 (USA)
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The movie follows a group of young friends in the city of Tel Aviv and is as much a love song to the...
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Palestinian
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Tel Aviv Israel
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Wedding
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3 nominations
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Monkey Uncaged: The Ten Worst Gay Movies of All Time!
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Tiff #8: The protest: A change of mind
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 17 September 2009, 4:27 AM, PDT)
(From AfterElton.com. 13 October 2009, 5:59 PM, PDT)
Tiff #8: The protest: A change of mind
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 17 September 2009, 4:27 AM, PDT)
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a compelling epic Middle East romantic tragedy
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ohad Knoller | ... | Noam |
 | Yousef 'Joe' Sweid | ... | Ashraf |
| Daniela Virtzer | ... | Lulu (as Daniella Wircer) |
| Alon Friedman | ... | Yelli (as Alon Freidmann) |
| Zohar Liba | ... | Golan |
| Tzion Baruch | ... | Shaul (as Zion Baruch) |
| Oded Leopold | ... | Sharon |
| Ruba Blal | ... | Rana, Ashraf's Sister |
 | Shredi Jabarin | ... | Jihad (as Shredy Jabarin) |
| Yael Zafrir | ... | Orna |
| Noa Barkai | ... | Ella |
| Yotam Ishay | ... | Chiki |
| Eliana Bakier | ... | Dalfi (as Eliana Bekiyer) |
| Avital Barak | ... | Dana |
| Lior Ashkenazi | ... | Himself - Actor in "Bent" |
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The Bubble (International: English title) (USA) (new title)
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USA:117 min | Israel:90 min | Canada:117 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Germany:114 min
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Features My Own Private Idaho (1991)
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The Man I Love
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Directed and co-written by Eytan Fox the writer/director of the highly acclaimed 2002 mini feature "Yossi & Jagger" (2002). This comparative epic, at 1hr 53 minutes, is another fine romantic drama in which we must deal with tragedy as well as celebrate the beauty and joy in life. Westerners, especially urban gay men like myself, need to be moved outside our safety zone and be informed of the real life and death struggle elsewhere to be able to love with equity.
While "Yossi & Jagger" focused on a pair of gay lovers in the closeted confines of Israeli military service, "Ha Buah" is centred on a group of civilian friends, both straight and gay, who share a unit in the heart of Israel's generally gay-tolerant, but not always gay-friendly, capital Tel Aviv.
"Ha Buah" opens with a dramatic border check point scene in which Noam (Ohad Knoller – Yossi from "Yossi & Jagger") first meets handsome young Arab Ashraf (Yousef Sweid). Romance soon blooms – but in that political climate opportunities would have to be seized quickly or lost altogether.
From there we follow an intricate interplay among the members and lovers of the housemates and the unavoidable effect of Ashraf's very conservative family. If you follow this film's dialogue attentively enough then you will have no reason to be disappointed with the ending.
The soundtrack for "Ha Buah" is vibrant and the visuals are both beautiful and stark – i.e. real life in the Middle East.
The English subtitles are very easy to follow and you quickly relax and appreciate world cinema at its best.