Concerned Citizen

In this wickedly funny satire of middle-class mores, a liberal gay man's innocent attempt at gentrifying his neighbourhood spirals out of control.

81 mins
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Israel
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2022
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Director: Idan Haguel

Genre Gay Interest, Comedy, Drama
Director Idan Haguel
Cast Shlomi Bertonov, Ariel Wolf
Run time 81 mins
Rating Mature
- Country Israel
- Language Hebrew
- Subtitles English
- In Cinemas 23.01.2023
- Studio Peccadillo Pictures

Synopsis

In this wickedly funny satire of middle-class mores, liberal gay man Ben moves with his partner into an apartment in a run down but up-and-coming neighbourhood. In an effort to improve the area Ben plants a tree outside his building, a good deed which unwittingly triggers a series of events that result in the brutal arrest of an Eritrean immigrant. Guilt stricken, and with his vision of himself and society shaken, Ben experiences a crisis that threatens to destroy his relationship and aspirations of fatherhood.

Writer-director Idan Haguel's dark comedy mercilessly dissects the insidious ways in which privilege and entitlement can unleash the prejudice within.

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