It was 18 years ago when Saar, a young Jew raised in a religious family, had to leave the kibbutz because of his homosexual orientation.
He moved to London where he could finally live the life he wanted. When it turned out that he was HIV positive, his family had to face yet another challenge. But the protagonist did not cease to fight for acceptance and maintaining bonds with his family.
When confronted with his mother, father and siblings, he tries to name and re-work the problem dividing them in order to become a part of the community again while continuing to be himself.
Saar and the rest of the London Gay Men's Chorus provide a glorious soundtrack for this documentary about the power of forgiveness and the power that home has, no matter how far we go.
This “outstanding piece of filmmaking” (The Upcoming) will be screened by the Mission of Israel to the European Union in cooperation with the
United Nations Regional Information Center on
December 1st, 2016, World AIDS Day, at 19:00 at Cinema Galeries in Brussels. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the movie’s director Barak Heymann from
Heymann Brothers, Ivan Hermans from
UNFPA and
Karl Krabbé from SENSOA and a reception.
A lunch debate in cooperation with YPFP on the societal implications of HIV/AIDS in Israel and the EU will be held at 12:30 the same day at the Press Club in Brussels. You can register for the
event here
The movie starred at several festivals in Europe:
Mediteran Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
Lemesos International Documentary Festival, Cyprus 2016
Krakow International Film Festival, Poland 2016
Pink Apple Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Switzerland 2016
BFI FLARE London LGBT Film Festival, UK 2016
Berlinale Film Festival, Germany 2016
Quotes:
“Prolific Israeli filmmaker brothers Tomer & Barak Heymann have presented Saar’s story with compassion
and a sense of humor… after watching the film, with full objectivity I can say: Who’s gonna love him
now?? The audience” Crispy Sharp Film
“We urge you to see Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? wherever and whenever you can. It is simply brilliant… A very real look into life with HIV, homosexuality and religion, immigration, separation from family, heartbreak, community and relationships” Gay times UK
This film distills a personal journey with the breadth of a reality series down to feature length” David D’Arcy, Screendaily
“A victory tale that wouldn’t shame any Hollywood film… A film with a mission, and its creators
should be commended for treating this goal with total honesty, and without having to add cynical parentheses around the word mission” Shmulik Duvdevani, ynet
“The Heymann brothers are aware of the complexity of human existence that surrounds the hero of the film, and they reveal its various nuances gently and non-judgmentally… An adult, impressive work… A comprehensive statement about Israeli society which is the goal of a good documentary…
A unique moment in the development of the link between documentary and feature filmmaking in Israel…”
Uri Klein, Ha’Aretz
Main credits:
Written, directed and produced by Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann
Co-Director & Producer: Alexander Bodin Saphir
Executive Producers: Ashley Luke, Lizzie Francke
Cinematographer: Itai Raziel
Editor: Ron Omer
Additional Editors: Ido Mochrik, Roi Turnoy, Ron Goldman
Original Music: Eran Weitz
Research: Tali Shamir Werzberger
Sound Design: Ronen Nagel
Subscribe to our newsletter here