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Israel, 2011| Fiction, 86 min. Director: Doron Eran |
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Synopsis |
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This heartfelt drama follows the story of a family drawn into crisis after the parents discover their child is secretly a cross-dresser and kick him out of the house. Years later, when the father is dying of cancer, the mother hires a private detective to track him down. Instead of a "son", the detective finds a woman who earns her pay dancing at gay cabarets. Will the daughter now manage to overcome the past and forgive her parents? Will the parents be able to adapt to their new daughter?
For the first time in the history of Israeli cinema, a feature film dealing with parents coping with their transgendered child. "Melting Away" has been conceived after the brutal murder at the Tel Aviv LGBT Youth Center and the deep shock felt by Doron Eran, director, and his partner, screenwriter Bili Ben Moshe after hearing of parents refusing to visit their injured kids at the hospital. |
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Awards & Festivals |
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Awards Festival Award at the Au fil(m) du temps- IMAJ Israeli Film Festival, Belgium 2011 Special award for breakthrough performance to Hen Yani for her role in "Melting Away"- Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival Upcoming Festivals Philadelphia Israeli Film Festival Festivals Au fil(m) du temps- IMAJ Israeli Film Festival, Belgium 2011 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada 2011 Cinemed Montpellier International Film Festival 2011 The Tel Aviv Internatioanl LGBT Film Festival 2011 |
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Credits |
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| Directors: Doron Eran Producer: Doron Eran, Moshe & Leon Edri, Billi Ben Moshe Produced with the help of: Israeli Film Fund Screenplay: Billi Ben Moshe Cinematographer: Daniel Kedem Editor: Reut Haan Sound designer: Itamar Cohen Music: Danni Reichental Art Designer: Yoram Shayer Cast: Hen Yanni, Limor Goldstein, Ami Weinberg Original Language: Hebrew Subtitles: English |
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Special award for breakthrough performance to Hen Yani for her role in “Melting Away”