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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.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 09/27/2018
A gutsy slice of emotional complexity that straddles an intriguing, if not always successful line between the deeply poignant and the darkly absurd. Go to Full Review Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter 08/01/2018
The film's viewpoint is frank and a little eccentric, and each scene is designed to lead to a narrative surprise. Go to Full Review Gaspar Zimerman Clarín 01/18/2019
[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] Go to Full Review Adolfo C. Martinez La Nación (Argentina) 01/17/2019
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] Go to Full Review Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com 01/16/2019
3/5
This Israeli film touches on the themes of absence with sensibility and luminosity. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Adrián Monserrat EscribiendoCine 01/16/2019
7/10
Longing generates intrigue from the very first scene. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/31/2017 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Savi Gabizon

Director

Neta Riskin

Yael

Yaakov Zada Daniel

Gravedigger

Shmil Ben-Ari

Amnon

Assi Levy

Ronit Hilou

Yoram Toledano

Gideon

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Movie Info

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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