Melting Away (2011)

Shlomo who discovers in his son's Assaf room, women's clothing and accessories, decides to 'teach the boy a lesson'. When Assaf returns to his parents' home on a rainy night from a party, ... See full summary »

Director:

Doron Eran

Writer:

Billy Ben-Moshe

Stars:

Hen Yanni, Yonatan Barak, Limor Goldstein

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hen Yanni	...	Anna
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yonatan Barak	...	Gingi
Limor Goldstein
Shosha Goren	...	Sarah
Shay Kadimi	...	Shimi
Oded Leopold
Eyal Rozales
Hannan Suissa
Ami Weinberg

Storyline

Shlomo who discovers in his son's Assaf room, women's clothing and accessories, decides to 'teach the boy a lesson'. When Assaf returns to his parents' home on a rainy night from a party, his attempts to enter home fail. His father, with the silent consent of his mother, locked the door. At present, 4 years later, Gallia turns to an investigation agency to help her find her son Assaf and bring him to Shlomo, his father who is dying of cancer. One night, at a night club in Tel Aviv, Assaf is seen performing as a beautiful transgender lady singer who goes by the name of Anna. After a few days a private nurse turns up at Shlomo's room at the hospital, sent as she claims by the insurance agency to assist Shlomo. The nurse is Anna (his son Assaf) and she manages to conquer Shlomo's heart by her charming personality and her special attitude toward life.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Israel Canada

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

12 January 2012 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Names Ba-geshem

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

How Does a Family Respond to Their LGBTQA Son

I just saw this movie last night. 'Melting Away' has great character development to tell a touching story. I am a straight, white, married male who really liked this Israeli movie. Assaf is a young man who adopts an alternative lifestyle. His father screams at him about going out at night with his 'freak friends'. Assaf leaves with his friends, after which his father (Shlomo)and mother (Galya) search his room to find female clothing hidden under the bed. The father gathers up the clothing into a bag and puts the bag outside. Galia gets in her car to search for Assaf, to no avail. Later, the son comes home to find he is locked out with the bag his father put on the sidewalk. We fast forward to 4 years later for the bulk of this wonderfully told story, seen from many viewpoints. One of the best movies I have seen this year!