And Thou Shalt Love (2007)

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28m
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January 1, 2007
Release Date

And Thou Shalt Love (2007)

6
/ 10
1 User Ratings
28m
Running Time

January 1, 2007
Release Date

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Plot.

Ohad, the protagonist, is serving in the Israel Defense Forces as a Hesder student. He has not told anyone that he is gay. He tries various ways of dealing with the conflict between his religious beliefs and his sexual orientation, including Atzat Nefesh. He is told to spend forty days fasting and repenting to help rid him of his homosexual inclinations. He does this and believes himself to be cured. After this, his best friend, Nir, returns from leave. Ohed is torn between his homosexuality and his religion. The film deals with the struggles Ohed faces when it comes to loving God and loving Nir.

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Cast & Crew.

Ori Lachmi

Ori Lachmi

Ohad

Omer Zonenshein

Omer Zonenshein

Nir

Chaim Elbaum

Chaim Elbaum

Director

Ophir Leibovitch

Ophir Leibovitch

Composer

Ran Aviad

Ran Aviad

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 2007

Original Name
ואהבת

Status
Released

Running Time
28m

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This Movie Is About.

lgbt

Wiki.

And Thou Shalt Love (Hebrew: ואהבת, translit. V'ahavta) is an Israeli short film. It was directed by Chaim Elbaum as part of his studies at the Ma'aleh religious film school. The film tells the story of a Hesder yeshiva student dealing with being gay, based on Elbaum's own experiences.

The hero is torn between his love for his God and his desire to be a full partner in Torah and Yeshiva life, and his sexual orientation. The recognition of his attraction to men creates a difficult conflict for the hero, both with his faith and his identity. The film touches on the loaded subject carefully and does not suggest any solution to the dilemma facing the protagonist.

Along with other developments of the time, such as the establishment of organizations such as Bat Kol, Havruta and Hod, statements by rabbis such as Yuval Cherlow who deviated from the traditional position on the subject, and documentaries "Trembling Before G-d" and "Keep Not Silent", the film led to the opening of an open internal discussion within Religious Zionism on the status of gays and lesbians in the religious society, and the beginning of a change in relation to them.

It won the best drama award at the 2008 Jerusalem Film Festival and is regarded as a significant cinematic effort to bridge the gap between religious beliefs and acceptance of sexual minorities.

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