The Bubble (Hebrew: הבועה HaBuah) is a 2006 Israeli film by Eytan Fox about a gay love story between an Israeli and a Palestinian. The title of the film refers to Tel Aviv, a relatively peaceful city in a tumultuous region.
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 the...
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The Bubble (Hebrew: הבועה HaBuah) is a 2006 Israeli film by Eytan Fox about a gay love story between an Israeli and a Palestinian. The title of the film refers to Tel Aviv, a relatively peaceful city in a tumultuous region.
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 girl, 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...
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