Hide and Seek (1980 film)
Hide and Seek (Hebrew: מחבואים, Machboim) is an Israeli drama film, directed by Dan Wolman and released in 1980.[1] Billed as the first Israeli film ever to address themes of homosexuality, the film is set in Mandatory Palestine in 1946.[2]
| Hide and Seek | |
|---|---|
| Machboim | |
| Directed by | Dan Wolman |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Justin Dan Wolman |
| Written by | Avi Cohen Dan Wolman |
| Starring | Gila Almagor Benyamin Armon Chaim Hadaya Efrat Lavie Rahel Shor Doron Tavory |
| Music by | Amnon Wolman |
| Cinematography | Ilan Rosenberg |
| Edited by | Shosh Wolman |
Release date | 12 December 1980 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
The film centers on Uri, a young boy who lives with his grandfather as his parents are involved in the resistance movement against the British occupation. He has a warm and friendly relationship with his tutor Balaban, but follows him one day and witnesses him having sex with an Arab man, leading to tragic consequences when he reports Balaban to the Haganah.[3] The film's cast includes Gila Almagor, Benyamin Armon, Chaim Hadaya, Efrat Lavie, Rahel Shor and Doron Tavory.
References
- "Hide and Seek". Israeli Film Center.
- Yosefa Loshitzky, Identity Politics on the Israeli Screen. University of Texas Press, 2010. ISBN 9780292778207. p. 167.
- Amy Kronish and Costel Safirman, Israeli Film: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003. ISBN 9780313321443, p. 76.
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