Taboo: Amos Guttman
Director Amos Guttman’s life, marred by an untimely death from AIDS at age 38, was a ceaseless battle. His mission: pioneering queer films, a response to Israel’s norms, conservatism, and the film industry.
Director Amos Guttman’s life, marred by an untimely death from AIDS at age 38, was a ceaseless battle. His mission: pioneering queer films, a response to Israel’s norms, conservatism, and the film industry.
סיפורו של רובי - הומוסקסואל צעיר שחולם על הפקת סרט. הוא אינו מקיים קשרים עם הוריו, מתגורר אצל סבתו, מתפרנס מעבודה במכולת השכונתית שלה ומוצא שותפים אקראיים למיטה. כל הארועים מתנהלים סביב שתי האובססיות הגדולות של חייו. גוטמן נותן ביטוי אישי לכאבו העמוק של הגיבור ולמנת תסכוליו הגדושה.
Thomas and his sister leave their hometown for the big city where they frequent a marginal Tel Aviv bar. There, Thomas’s love for his sister grows, while she strives to make a life of her own. A newly restored version of Amos Guttman’s radical film.
Jerusalem is under seige. Hamutal, a young nurse who lost her lover in the war, arrives at an abandoned monastary serving as a makeshift hospital. She is sent to the belfry where she tends to the cynical soldiers. When Himmo, a new and horribly wounded soldier arrives, she focuses all her attention on him.
Young Jonathan moves to the city, but can’t find happiness. He meets the older Thomas, who recently returned from years abroad and is hiding the fact he’s been diagnosed with AIDS. The two develop a tender relationship, yet only one of them knows that their time together is about to run out.