The Bubble (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Eytan Fox |
| Produced by | Ronen Ben Tal |
| Written by |
Eytan Fox Gal Uchovsky |
| Starring |
Ohad Knoller Alon Friedman Daniela Virtzer Yousef 'Joe' Sweid Shredy Jabarin |
| Music by | Ivri Lider |
| Cinematography | Yaron Scharf |
| Edited by |
Yosef Grunfeld Yaniv Raiz |
| Distributed by |
- Israel - United King Films - USA - Strand Releasing - UK - TLA Releasing - Germany - pro fun media GmbH |
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Running time
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117 mins. |
| Country | Israel |
| Language |
Hebrew Arabic |
| Budget | $1,500,000 (est.) |
| Box office | $1,029,926 |
| HaBuah (The Bubble) (Music from the Motion Picture) |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Genre | Soundtrack, Pop rock |
| Length | 56:57 |
| Label | HaTav HaShmini |
The Bubble (Hebrew: הבועה HaBuah) is a 2006 romantic drama directed by Eytan Fox telling the story of two men who fall in love, one Israeli and one Palestinian. The title of the film refers to Tel Aviv, a relatively peaceful city in a tumultuous region and the setting of the film.
Noam, a young Israeli reservist working at a checkpoint while on reserve duty, is crushed when he witnesses a Palestinian woman giving birth to a dead baby; he also locks eyes with a young Palestinian man there, Ashraf. He then gets back to Tel Aviv as he has finished his military service. There he shares a flat with another gay man, Yali, and a woman, Lulu, who works in a soap shop. The three roommates live a generally bohemian life.
Ashraf arrives at the apartment to return Noam's passport, which he had dropped and left at the checkpoint. Noam takes Ashraf to the roof to look at the city skyline. They talk and Ashraf kisses Noam and they spend the night together. Soon it is agreed that Ashraf will move in with them and work in Yali's restaurant as a Jew under the name Shimi, as he could not be openly gay in the Palestinian territories like he can in the more liberal and cosmopolitan city of Tel Aviv. For a time, all goes well for the couple despite some jealousy on the part of Yali. However, Ashraf flees to his family in Nablus when he is recognized by Lulu's former boyfriend as a Palestinian. Ashraf does not return any of Noam's calls.
Noam is devastated by Ashraf's desertion, and refuses to get out of bed. When the news reports violence in Ashraf's hometown, Noam becomes worried. He and Lulu go to the West Bank identifying themselves as French television journalists and find Ashraf at his parents' house and there the two men kiss. Ashraf's future brother-in-law, Jihad (who is a Hamas militant), sees them and repudiates him, adding that Ashraf has to marry his cousin or he will reveal his secret. Lulu and Noam leave in a hurry, but encourage Ashraf to come to their anti-occupation rave party. Ashraf shows up, and he and Noam spend another night together.
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