Shablulim BaGeshem (2013)

Tel Aviv, Summer 1989. Boaz, a beautiful and alluring linguistics student, receives anonymous, male-written, love letters that undermines his sexual identity and interfere with his peaceful life with his beloved girlfriend.

Director:

Yariv Mozer

Writers:

Yossi Avni Levy (original story), Yariv Mozer

Stars:

Yoav Reuveni, Yehuda Nahari, Yariv Mozer

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yoav Reuveni	...	Boaz
Yehuda Nahari	...	Nir
Yariv Mozer	...	Prof. Richlin
Moran Rosenblatt	...	Noa
Eran Lev	...	Army soldier
Hava Ortman	...	Ruth
Eyal Cohen	...	The mechanic
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Liron Argaman	...	Student
Yaron Biton	...	Male escort
Shak Brenner	...	Army Commander
Adi Douiev	...	Michal
Itay Gonen	...	Guy in the Park
Aya Hirsch	...	The child
Yoni Ittiel	...	The Neighbor
Irit Kashani	...	Woman in Post Office

Storyline

Tel Aviv, Summer 1989. Boaz, a beautiful and alluring linguistics student, receives anonymous, male-written, love letters that undermines his sexual identity and interfere with his peaceful life with his beloved girlfriend.

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Plot Keywords:

army | love letter | gay crush | nudity | masturbation | 

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Taglines:

Tel Aviv, 1980s. Anonymous letters reveal an impossible triangle love story.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official film website Official site

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

20 June 2013 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Snails in the Rain

Filming Locations:

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

ILS 1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FishCorb Films,Mozer Films,Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Les mains déliées: À la recherche du cinéma gay israélien (2014)

User Reviews

Hardly any homosexual moments

The main actor is gorgeous; very buff body, chiselled face, lush locks of hair: a Hebrew Adonis. One could gaze at him for the duration of the film alone, if looks were of single importance here. But I suppose if this film is meant for the gay market, then that stud should be taken into homosexual situations more so than it does here. Alas, in this film, homosexuality is merely his closeted state of being. As such, the film delivers very little thrill. 90 percent of the content of the film is taken up with heterosexual relationships and a very stern heterosexual environment (that nagging girlfriend being in the picture most of the time, really gets on my nerves, no surprise he gives her a good whack at one point). The other 10 percent constitute to, at most, ten minutes of exciting secret sexual shenanigans between guys in dimly lit cruising spaces. However, those ten minutes do not add up, to enough excitement for me to have to sit through a whole feature length film of boring heterosexual people that are of no interest to me whatsoever. The erotic film poster with two men kissing is misleading, as it's an infinitesimal moment in the film; be warned!