Longing

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Longing

2018

1h 40m

Drama

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

When a middle-aged Israeli bachelor learns that a former girlfriend gave birth to his son 20 years ago, he finds himself evaluating his life choices.

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

A gutsy slice of emotional complexity that straddles an intriguing, if not always successful line between the deeply poignant and the darkly absurd.

Sep 27, 2018

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Deborah Young

The Hollywood Reporter

The film's viewpoint is frank and a little eccentric, and each scene is designed to lead to a narrative surprise.

Aug 1, 2018

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Gaspar Zimerman

Clarín

[Actor] Shai Avivi... has enough versatility to fulfill what this curious script demands: to move from drama to comedy from one moment to another, often within the same scene. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 18, 2019

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Adolfo C. Martinez

La Nación (Argentina)

Without falling into melodrama, the film is an exact painting of an anxious search for someone to try to repair a past that reaches its comfortable existence. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jan 17, 2019

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Ezequiel Boetti

Otroscines.com

This Israeli film touches on the themes of absence with sensibility and luminosity. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jan 16, 2019

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Adrián Monserrat

EscribiendoCine

Longing generates intrigue from the very first scene. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Jan 16, 2019

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Straddling the semi-permeable barrier between the absurd and the poignant, Ga'agua relies on its impeccable acting to humorously illustrate the particular modes of psychological desperation extant in humanities ceaseless struggle towards carnal fulfillment and human connection.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Synopsis

When a middle-aged Israeli bachelor learns that a former girlfriend gave birth to his son 20 years ago, he finds himself evaluating his life choices.

Director: Savi Gabizon
Producer: Leon Edery, Moshe Edery, Savi Gabizon, Tami Leon, Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi
Screenwriter: Savi Gabizon
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Production Co: United King Films, United Channel Movies
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2018
Runtime: 1h 40m

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