Sublet
7
2020
1 hr 29 min
Drama
, Comedy
, Romance
A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
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- Cast：
- John Benjamin Hickey , Niv Nissim , Lihi Kornowski , Peter Spears , Tamir Ginsburg , Gabriel Omri Loukas
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Reviews
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
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For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
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The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
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It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
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