Joint UNAIDS - PM of Israel Event

Joint UNAIDS / PM of Israel event

  •   Screening of Israeli movie on occasion on World Aids Day 2013
  • 11/28/2013
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    On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2013

    UNAIDS and the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN in Geneva

    have the pleasure to invite you to the screening of an Israeli movie entitled

    "Tied Hands" by Dan Wolman (88 minutes, 2006).The screening (in Hebrew with English subtitles) will take place today:
     
    Thursday, 28 November 2013, at 12:15pm
    UNAIDS building (20, Avenue Appia), Ground floor, Kofi Annan Conference Room
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    The film tells the story of a sensitive and complex relationship between a mother and her ailing son. In Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale "The Loveliest Rose in the World", a prince must search for a rose to save his mother, who is dying in bed. Like this famous fairy tale, "Tied Hands" sees a reversal of roles, as a desperate mother goes out to find marijuana to ease her son's pain. In her turbulent journey in the streets of Tel-Aviv, old truths from her past come back to life and threaten to break down a wall of denials behind which she's been hiding all her life.

     In 2007, "Tied Hands" won the Award for Best Feature Film and Best Performance in a feature film (Gila Almagor) at the Palm Beach International Film Festival.

    We look forward to seeing you all there.

     RSVP: Invitees not in possession of a UN badge should register by 22 November 2013 with information@geneva.mfa.gov.il

    Please bring valid ID and a copy of this invitation on the day of the event.

    The movie will also be shown alongside other movies during the UNAIDS film festival throughout the day on 29 November 2013 organized by the UNAIDS Staff Association for the benefit of Comcavis, an NGO of people living with HIV.