Ariel, a well-off, childless man, gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things: first, when they broke up twenty years ago, she was pregnant and went on to have a lovely boy. The second thing will make Ariel explore the hidden aspects of parenthood and change his life forever.
Acting
Shai Avivi's face does all the heavy lifting.
Writing
Grief so specific it feels stolen from real life.
Director
Savi Gabizon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gabizon explores how Israeli masculinity struggles with emotional vulnerability—Ariel's wealth becomes armor he can't remove.
The film deliberately denies catharsis; Ariel never gets the big crying scene Hollywood would demand, which makes it hurt more.
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