Amazing Grace (1992 film)

Amazing Grace (Hebrew: חסד מופלא‎) is a 1992 Israeli film directed by Amos Guttman.[1]

Amazing Grace
Directed byAmos Guttman
Produced byDagan Price
Written byAmos Guttman
StarringGal Hoyberger, Sharon Alexander, Aki Avni, Rivka Michaeli, Karin Ophir
Music byArkadi Duchin
CinematographyYoav Kosh, Amnon Zlayet
Edited byEinat Glaser-Zarhin
Release date
  • October 1992 (1992-10)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

It is one of the few Israeli films dealing with gay subjects and the only one so far which has dealt with AIDS. The film includes a biography details the life of Guttman and it was his last film before he died of AIDS.[2][3][4]

Awards

The film won the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and Best Film award at the Haifa International Film Festival.[5]

Plot

The young Jonathan (Gal Hoyberger) leaves his family's home in the Moshav, moves to "the big city" of Tel Aviv and finds an alienated and lonely world. He falls in love with Thomas (Sharon Alexander), an HIV patient, and a love story develops between the two.

Cast
ActorCharacter
Sharon AlexanderThomas
Aki AvniMiki, Jonathan's roommate
Dvora BartonovThomas' Grandmother friend
Gal HoybergerJonathan
Rivka MichaeliYehudit (Thomas' Mother)
Hinna RozovskaThomas' Grandmother
Ada-Valery TalNeighbour
Dov Navon
Karin OphirJonathan's little sister
Iggy Vaxman

References
  1. "Amazing Grace". Israeli Film Center.org. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. "Amazing Grace". Mubi.Com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. "Out in Israel: AMAZING GRACE". Roxie.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. Kronish, Amy; Safirman, Costel (2003). Amazing Grace (1992 film), Israeli film. ISBN 9780313321443. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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