The Bubble

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Director Eytan Fox bursts the idyllic bubble of cosmopolitan Tel Aviv with this thought-provoking meditation on cultural relations concerning a brooding Israeli reserve soldier who enters into a passionate same-sex affair with an intense Palestinian man. Noam (Ohad Knoller) shares his posh Tel Aviv apartment with progressive-minded twentysomething Lulu (Daniela Wircer) and flamboyant cafe owner Yali (Alon Friedman). It was during checkpoint duty that Noam first made the acquaintance of intense and handsome Palestinian Ashraf (Yousef "Joe" Sweid). Though their initial meeting was someone harried as Ashraf struggled to aid a woman who was forced to give birth at the roadside, a connection was formed and Ashraf soon comes knocking on Noam's door. In the weeks that follow, the pair embark on an intense love affair and the amiable Ashraf forms a fast bond with Lulu and Yali. But life in Tel Aviv couldn't be more different from life in nearby occupied Palestine, and as the reality of the violence that surrounds them slowly envelopes them, Noam and Ashraf find that their heated affair was doomed from the moment they locked eyes. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Features:
  • Original U.S. theatrical trailer
  • Original Israeli trailer
  • The Making of "The Bubble"
  • Music video "The Man I Love"
  • Other Strand Releasing trailers

AWARDS

• Berlin International Film Festival

•     Won CICAE Prize (Panorama) - 2007

• San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2007

• San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2007

• Toronto International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2006

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Ohad Knoller - Noam
       Yousef Sweid - Ashraf
       Daniela Wircer - Lulu
       Alon Friedman - Yali
       Zion Baruch - Shaul
       Zohar Liba - Golan
       Oded Leopold - Sharon
       Ruba Blal - Rana
       Shredy Jabarin - Jihad
       Lior Ashkenazi - Actor in "Bent"
       Yossi Marshak - Actor in "Bent"
       Miki Kam

• Director:

  Eytan Fox

• Producer:

  Gal Uchovsky, Amir Feingold, Ronen Ben Tal

• Screenwriter:

  Eytan Fox, Gal Uchovsky

• Cinematographer:

  Yaron Scharf

• Composer (Music Score):

  Ivri Lider

• Editor:

  Yosef Grunfeld, Yaniv Raiz, Yaniv Rize

• Production Designer:

  Ido Dolev, Oren Dar

• Art Director:

  Ido Dolev

• Executive Producer:

  Mickey Rabinovitz, Leon Edri, Moshye Edry, David Silber, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery

• Costume Designer:

  Ido Dolev, Oren Dar

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Gil Toren

• Casting:

  Yael Aviv