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Drifting (1983 film)

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Director
  
Amos Guttman

Music director
  
Arik Rudich

Duration
  

Country
  
Israel

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Amos Guttman, Edna Mazia

Language
  
Hebrew

Drifting (1983 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Amos Guttman
,
Edna Mazia

Release date
  
1983 April 23, 1984

Cast
  
Jonathan Sagall
,
Ami Traub
,
Ben Levin

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Drifting (a.k.a. Nagu'a) is the title of an independent film directed by Amos Guttman. Filmed in 1982, released a year later, it is the first Israeli LGBT-themed film, and follows a lonely young gay man as he attempts to find love and break into the movie business. The film is in Hebrew with English subtitles Sometimes the film's title is translated as "Afflicted".

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Cast

  • Robi - Jonathan Sagall
  • Han - Ami Traub
  • Ezri - Ben Levin
  • Rachel - Dita Arel
  • Baba - Boaz Torjemann
  • Robi's Father - Mark Hasmann
  • Plot

    Robi (Jonathan Sagall) is a young Israeli who lives his grandparents and works at their store. He dreams of finding true love and becoming a movie director, both of which seem increasingly difficult. His film career stalls, until he can get financial backing and his love life seems to be in similar shape. While the urban city has places to cruise for sex, Robi struggles to find an organized gay community and a committed relationship.

    His grandparents tolerate his homosexuality, preferring to ignore the men he brings home and avoid asking why he regularly visits the park. Yet, they view his sexual orientation as being shameful not only to him, but to the entire family. When upset, his grandmother yells at him, and asks when he is going to find a nice woman, marry and start a family. His ex-girlfriend would love to get back together, but Robi has fallen in love with a man named Han, who caved into the social pressure and married a woman.

    References

    Drifting (1983 film) Wikipedia
    Drifting (1983 film) IMDb Drifting (1983 film) themoviedb.org