Amazing Grace (1992 film)
| Amazing Grace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amos Guttman |
| Written by | Amos Guttman |
| Produced by | Dagan Price |
| Starring |
Gal Hoyberger Sharon Alexander Aki Avni Rivka Michaeli Karin Ophir |
| Cinematography | Yoav Kosh, Amnon Zlayet |
| Edited by | Einat Glaser-Zarhin |
| Music by | Arkadi Duchin |
Release date |
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Running time |
90 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
Amazing Grace (Hebrew: חסד מופלא) is a 1992 Israeli film directed by Amos Guttman.
It is one of the few Israeli films dealing with gay subjects and the only one so far which has dealt with AIDS. The plot includes elements of Guttman’s own biography; it was his last film before he died of AIDS.
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
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Sharon Alexander | Thomas |
| Aki Avni | Miki, Jonathan's roommate |
| Devorah Bertonov | Thomas' Grandmother friend |
| Gal Hoyberger | Jonathan |
| Rivka Michaeli | Yehudit (Thomas' Mother) |
| Hinna Rozovska | Thomas' Grandmother |
| Ada-Valery Tal | Neighbour |
| Dov Navon | The barman |
| Karin Ophir | Jonathan's little sister |
| Iggy Vaxman |
Awards
The film won the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and Best Film award at the Haifa International Film Festival.