Amazing Grace (1992 film)
| Amazing Grace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amos Guttman |
| Produced by | Dagan Price |
| Written by | Amos Guttman |
| Starring | Gal Heuberger, Sharon Alexander, Aki Avni, Rivka Michaeli, Karin Ophir |
| Music by | Arkadi Duchin |
| Cinematography | Yoav Kosh, Amnon Zlayet |
| Edited by | Einat Glaser-Zarhin |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
Amazing Grace is a 1992 Israeli film directed by Amos Guttman.[1]
It is one of the few Israeli films dealing with gay subjects and the only one so far which has dared to deal with AIDS. The film includes a biography details the life of Guttman and it was his last film before he died of AIDS.[2][3][4]
Awards
The film won the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and Best Film award at the Haifa International Film Festival.[5]
Plot
The young 'Jonathan' (Gal Heuberger) leaves his family's home in the Moshav, moves to "the big city" of Tel Aviv, to find an alienated and alone world. He falls in love with Thomas (Sharon Alexander), an HIV patient, and a touching and painful love story develops between the two.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Sharon Alexander | Thomas |
| Aki Avni | Miki, Jonathan's room-mate |
| Dvora Bartonov | Thomas' Grandmother friend |
| Gal Heuberger | Jonathan |
| Rivka Michaeli | Yehudit (Thomas' Mother) |
| Hinna Rozovska | Thomas' Grandmother |
| Ada-Valery Tal | Neighbour |
| Dov Navon | |
| Karin Ophir | Jonathan's little sister |
| Iggy Vaxman | |
References
- ↑ "Amazing Grace". Israeli Film Center.org. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "Amazing Grace". Mubi.Com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "Out in Israel: AMAZING GRACE". Roxie.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ Amazing Grace (1992 film), Israeli film. Google.com.np. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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