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The Bubble

In Hebrew and Arabic w/English Subtitles

Ohad Knoller (Actor), Yousef 'Joe' Sweid (Actor), Eytan Fox (Director) Rated:
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4.1 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
IMDb7.2/10.0
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Three young Israelis, two guys, Yali and Noam, and a girl, Lulu, share an apartment in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood. When Noam meets and falls in love with a Palestinian man named Ashraf, he and his friends conspire to help Ashraf stay on in Tel Aviv illegally. But ultimately, their carefully constructed utopia is shattered by the political and social realities of the Middle East, and the constant outbursts of violence.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Eytan Fox
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Dolby, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 57 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2008
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ohad Knoller, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Daniela Wircer, Alon Friedmann
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Strand Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000YMDJ02
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers find this film to be a fantastic and thought-provoking movie with top-notch acting. They appreciate its comedy value, with one customer describing it as a light romantic comedy. The story receives mixed reactions, with some finding it wonderful while others note its sad ending.

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19 customers mention "Movie quality"19 positive0 negative

Customers find the movie fantastic and well worth watching, with one customer describing it as beautiful and touching.

"...recommend it as this story brings thought provoking and well crafted gay cinema one step forward, in my opinion." Read more

"This movie achieves so much. At its core, it is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet...." Read more

"not what I expected but cute. You know the kind of movie that you have watched several times and can not recall what the movie is about?..." Read more

"...I was completely blown away by the depth and beauty of this film; it's subtext layered upon subtext, and days later I am still thinking through the..." Read more

9 customers mention "Thought provoking"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the DVD thought-provoking and interesting, with one customer noting how it handles delicate subject matter, while another describes it as a quirky gem.

"...The ending is truly heart-wrenching. Funny, entertaining, and thought-provoking, 'The Bubble' will ultimately leave you hopeful despite the tears...." Read more

"...I would highly recommend it as this story brings thought provoking and well crafted gay cinema one step forward, in my opinion." Read more

"...a gay love story, a snapshot of Israeli life, and as a commentary about the human heart and it's capacity for love and pain." Read more

"...This movie is inspiring, tragic, important, and everything else. I honestly had to own this movie, despite it being on Netflix usually...." Read more

4 customers mention "Acting quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers praise the top-notch acting in the movie, with one noting that the characters are approachable.

"...The four main characters and the talented actors/actresses behind them are what make 'The Bubble' the dynamic, deep-reaching story it is...." Read more

"...so many independent films - part of its power is that the characters are approachable, realistic, and easy to connect to emotionally...." Read more

"...The acting was very good and the story was heart-wrenching. This is not a happy movie but one well worth watching." Read more

"All the actors were top notch...." Read more

3 customers mention "Comedy value"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the movie funny, with one describing it as a light romantic comedy.

"...The ending is truly heart-wrenching. Funny, entertaining, and thought-provoking, 'The Bubble' will ultimately leave you hopeful despite the tears...." Read more

"...This is a great film as a love story, a gay love story, a snapshot of Israeli life, and as a commentary about the human heart and it's capacity for..." Read more

"Film was ok. Really sad ending, had some funny moments" Read more

13 customers mention "Story quality"9 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's story, with some finding it wonderful while others note its sad ending.

"...The parallels between the tension and volatility of love, and it's mirror tension in politics, to me makes this an important story told well...." Read more

"...life, and as a commentary about the human heart and it's capacity for love and pain." Read more

"...The ending is truly heart-wrenching. Funny, entertaining, and thought-provoking, 'The Bubble' will ultimately leave you hopeful despite the tears...." Read more

"The story line was so real and you can believe that something at least somewhat like the story could really happen...." Read more

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  • bee13
    5.0 out of 5 stars Blessed are the peacemakers
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013
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    At an Israeli checkpoint, Palestinian Arabs wait to be subjected to humiliating, if necessary, body searches. A young Israeli conscript meets eyes with an equally attractive Palestinian. A scream shatters the silence. A woman goes into labor. Both the conscript and the young man help the woman until a doctor can arrive. Moments later, the baby arrives, stillborn.

    With this brilliant metaphor for a seemingly endless conflict, director/screenwriter team Eytan Fox and Gal Uschovsky, have once again crafted an intelligent, emotion-rich film 2006's, 'The Bubble.' Like its predecessor, 'Walk on Water,' 'The Bubble' is a complex and engaging look into Israel's baffling chaos through a variety of perspectives: Jew/Arab, soldier/civilian, male/female, gay/straight. And through all of them runs a simple message: only from loving our enemies can peace come about.

    Light romantic comedy, family drama and heart-wrenching tragedy are all here in this quirky gem. The four main characters and the talented actors/actresses behind them are what make 'The Bubble' the dynamic, deep-reaching story it is. The cute boyish Ohad Knoller plays the sensitive, introspective Noam, a music store clerk who spends his weekends with the IDF on checkpoint patrol. His Palestinian connection is Ashraf, played by the handsome and super-talented Yousef Sweid. Then there are Noam's equally charming friends/roommates, Yali, the coy restauranteur played by Alon Friedman and the captivating Lulu, played by photogenic Daniella Wircer. Together they all live in Tel Aviv's bohemian Shenkin district. Strongly against the occupation, they all support Noam in his efforts to keep Ashraf in the city illegally. After an artfully rendered love scene, Noam and Ashraf soon become inseparable. Paralleling them is Lulu's unrequited infatuation for a local celebrity journalist and Yali's budding romance for a super-macho soldier, Golan.

    The heart of 'The Bubble' focuses on the interplay of all these relationships. Lulu dumps her heartless lover while Yali succumbs to the charms of the gauche Golan. Yet, it is Noam and Ashraf's story that defines the film. As their commitment to one another deepens, they trangress the taboo of love between Arab and Jew. Ashraf, happy to be near Noam, must still answer to the homophobic culture he left behind in the Occupied Territories.

    Yet, this is Israel and horrific realities soon test Noam and Ashraf's growing love. The ending is truly heart-wrenching. Funny, entertaining, and thought-provoking, 'The Bubble' will ultimately leave you hopeful despite the tears. Take a chance on this little-known film. You will be rewarded a thousand-fold for doing so. Shalom. Salaam.
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  • Queer North Cineaste
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, thought provoking and important gay cinema
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2009
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    As evidenced by the differences in some of the reviews posted here on Amazon, the subject matter of the film mirrors the tension and dissent of the political landscape it's told on. Some people love this movie and others are shocked and bothered by parts or the whole. It provokes such heated responses whichever side you fall on. I think this means the director's insight and point of view on the Arab/Israeli conflict, as seen through the eyes of two gay men from each side who unexpectedly fall in love, is a unique and important addition to gay cinema. Whether you think any or all of the film is plausible or not, the strength of the story carries you along as the two main characters meet, fall in love, and then struggle with the inevitable challenges of being from opposite sides of a centuries long struggle, in addition to being closeted about being gay. I learned, as others have noted here, that LGBT life in both the Palestinian territory, and a country like Israel, can be quite different from what we in North America and Western Europe have become used to (and take for granted sometimes) as the gay liberation movement soldiers on delivering rights and freedoms, leaps and bounds ahead of more traditional and conservative parts of the world. In the Middle East, this film makes clear that love (both gay and straight) is even more complicated when you live in a constantly volatile and unsettling place. The parallels between the tension and volatility of love, and it's mirror tension in politics, to me makes this an important story told well. As a film it is strong comment from a left leaning Israeli voice, and as an addition to queer cinema I think it will be regarded as a seminal story like some of the other films it has been compared to in the reviews posted (Brokeback Mountain, Boys in the Band, etc.,). I would highly recommend it as this story brings thought provoking and well crafted gay cinema one step forward, in my opinion.
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  • N Fox
    5.0 out of 5 stars A haunting story of love and pain
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2009
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    This movie achieves so much. At its core, it is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. The two main characters come from opposite ends of their society and experience an especially forbidden love. The movie explores that love and its implications while providing a commentary on the harsh reality of modern life in Israel. The political and literal state of life in a war zone is on full display and shows the pain, fear and anger of all players. The director manages to reveal the underlying temperament of Arab and Israeli societies while clearly presenting the sometimes surrealistic denial of the nation's situation that one finds in the "island" of Tel Aviv. The title refers to that state of separation that Tel Aviv perpetuates but it also refers to the characters' suspension in a miasma of war. This is a great film as a love story, a gay love story, a snapshot of Israeli life, and as a commentary about the human heart and it's capacity for love and pain.
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  • Larry G. Rogers
    3.0 out of 5 stars A cute movie
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2012
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    not what I expected but cute. You know the kind of movie that you have watched several times and can not recall what the movie is about? Well, this is one of those movies. Fun to watch but forgetable
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  • Ceph
    4.0 out of 5 stars Culture in the Middle East
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2011
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    A thoughtful movie about young adults, gay and straight, Arab and Israelan who try to live a modern life in Tel Aviv but their lives are destroyed by circumstances beyond their control. It makes you feel that you are living in the city because the director films many scenes outdoors. The ending is tragic and is a bit of letdown as it seems to be saying "love does not conquer years of acrimony."
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  • Student
    1.0 out of 5 stars Nope
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2014
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    I had to watch it for a class. I found it awkward and insignificant. Don't waste your time on this one.
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  • Santerre
    5.0 out of 5 stars super film
    Reviewed in France on June 24, 2013
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    magnifique il faut voir ce film belle histoire ....

    reçu très bien je regarde en version originale mais il y a aussi la version française
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best gay films out there
    Reviewed in Canada on June 21, 2017
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    This came in the second day having purchased!

    This is one of the best gay films out there. Four friends in Tel Aviv with the Middle Eastern conflict in the background. Though they try to remain apolitical the situation itself pulls them into the politics.

    A young Israeli soldier has finished his service and fall in love with a Palestinian young man. Along with his friends they lead an idyllic coming of age, but circumstances beyond their control and already in place before they were born disrupts the innocence.

    A definite classic of gay cinema.
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  • Louis B. Grobbelaar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite film about forbidden love
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2009
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    The Bubble is one of the best gay interest film I've EVER seen, and I own quite a few. This is in the league of Summerstorm, Shelter, Latter Days and the like, but somehow more touching.
    In Israel, they say, the true taboo, isn't love between men, but love between Jew and Muslim.
    The Bubble is basically a realistic, sometimes gritty but always beautiful, depiction of the love story between Noam (Israeli) and Ashraf (Palestinian).
    Without giving too much of the plot away, I will say that The Bubble is a haunting tribute to Tel Aviv.... it will make you laugh, cry, and cringe in embarrassment at what human beings are capable of, but ultimately it also renewed my belief in true love.
    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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  • Marc Robichaud
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
    Reviewed in Canada on April 3, 2013
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    Great movie. Great Cast and very powerful script that give a balanced view from both sides. I love this movie
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  • JOSEPH OLIVER
    5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't be made today. Ignore the cover. Great film.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2015
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    If you liked Yossi & Jagger and Yossi then you will like this. It is not your run of the mill love story. It's more 'love despite all'. The plot is outlined by others and they are pretty accurate. The cover does not do it justice as it gives the impression this is some sort of rom-com - which it very much isn't. It was released in 2006 but I doubt very much whether this film could be made today as so much violence and destruction has passed since then. The idea was used in the Israeli film 'Out in the Dark' which covers much the same ground but on a lower budget perhaps.
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