10/13/2023 0 Comments Who's gonna love me now?When Saar and his family come together for a bar mitzvah in Israel, both the warmth and the deep divide between them are palpable. Directors Tomer and Barak Heymann (Close Up: Heymann Brothers, SFJFF 2008) filmed Saar and his family over several years in London and kibbutz Sde Eliyahu as they navigated the choppy seas of familial loyalty and love. Both of Saar’s parents-his stoic but sweet mother, and his patriotic firecracker of a father-want him to move back to Israel, but first they all have to address their own guilt and disagreements. Saar left the religious kibbutz where he grew up when he came out, but his parents and six siblings remain in Israel, and relations between Saar and his family are strained. ![]() In this honest and emotional documentary, Israeli expatriate Saar Maoz lives in London, where he’s active in the London Gay Men’s Chorus and struggling with a new medication for HIV.
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