Israeli
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The Israeli Boys: Engrossing honesty
The Israeli Boys might just be our favorite so far in NQV’s effort to bring the best of LGBTQ+ shorts themed by geography. First it was The Danish boys, focused on a Scandinavian sad songs playlist. Then came the touching Latin Boys, who probably deserve a bit more coverage as tiny Denmark gets a whole…
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15 Years : when love is just not enough
For his feature film debut Israeli writer/director Yuval Hadadi gives us this compelling tale of an outwardly successful gay couple in Tel Aviv who seem to have all the trappings of a good life but who are nevertheless destined for heartbreak Yoav (Oded Leopold) and Dan (Udi Persi) live in a chic penthouse city…
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Working Woman
Michal Aviad’s second feature drama, the finely nuanced Working Woman is an Israeli take on the #MeToo movement that clearly re-affirms the complexity of workplace harassment and that no two cases are ever the same. 30-something-year-old Orna (Liron Ben Shlush) is the mother of three small children and whose husband has just opened his…
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The Wedding Plan
When Israeli Michal (Noa Koler) chose to become ultra-Orthodox she soon discovered her conversion didn’t exactly make every day life easier for her especially as she wanted to get on with the next stage in her life. Now 32 years-year-old and still single and desperate to marry, Michal visits Hulda (Odelia Moreh-Matalon) an oddball sort…
