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Family in Transition

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Amit, a husband and father of four, living in Nahariya, Israel, reveals to his family that he's a transgender woman. Amit's wife, Galit, decides to stick with Amit through this journey. Despite personal difficulties and social stigmas, the family insists on staying together, believing that love will overcome all difficulties.

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Ken Jaworowski New York Times 11/22/2018
This film stresses a stark truth: Happiness is never assured, no matter who you are, or who you're becoming. Go to Full Review
Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times 11/16/2018
Director Ofir Trainin captures the couple and their kids in authentic moments, revealing the challenges that each family member faces. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 11/15/2018
While there has been no shortage of theatrical and television documentaries dealing with transgender issues, Family in Transition stands out both for the particularities inherent in its setting and the deeply sympathetic individuals at its center. Go to Full Review
David-Elijah Nahmod Bay Area Reporter 05/29/2020
Family in Transition will open hearts and minds. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 11/30/2018
3.5/5
Frank and bittersweet, this is a quietly remarkable portrait of one father and husband's gender transition, and how the family coped - and didn't - with dramatic upheaval in the most intimate of settings: home. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 11/16/2018
4/5
Patient, observant and richly rewarded for its efforts, Family In Transition is an intimate film that develops into a much broader vision. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Amit, a husband and father of four, living in Nahariya, Israel, reveals to his family that he's a transgender woman. Amit's wife, Galit, decides to stick with Amit through this journey. Despite personal difficulties and social stigmas, the family insists on staying together, believing that love will overcome all difficulties.
Director
Ofir Trainin
Producer
Tal Barda, Ofir Trainin
Screenwriter
Ofir Trainin
Distributor
Abramorama
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 2018, Limited
Runtime
1h 11m
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