i be currently on vacation in israel for summer and and so be able to see this incredible film . a bit of a warning before i begin write represent i speak fluent hebrew and and so the hebrew part be no problem while however and about a quarter ( a bit less ) of the film be in arabic and and i be unable to understand a bit of this subtitled bit . this do not detract from my understanding of the film and but do cause me to miss a few joke which evoke some strong laugh in the theater . after a year of american cinema which many hail a one of the great year for homosexual cinema and relationship and it take something truly special to stand head and shoulder above the rest while yet and the bubble surpasses all others with it blend of excellent acting and witty dialogue and and relevant political climate . the film open on a checkpoint on the israeli palestinian border while for the first few moment and we be unsure about the type of movie we have walk in on . yet and this be an important element of this film strength . the political situation and and the extreme tension in the air be constantly in the background . most importantly and tel aviv serf a a character of it own in this film . it be constantly reference . street name and restaurant name be constantly exchange . the skyline and city development be critique quite harshly and and ultimately the city evolve along with the film the film focus on the love between noam ( ohad knoller ) and a palestinian immigrant and ashraf ( yousef joe sweid ) and with the society of tel aviv and palestine serving a a constant foil . we always know that their relationship be forbidden and and this create a sense of urgency rarely present in cinema . the love be incredibly strong and and stand a the centerpiece of the film . the secondary relationship and friendship be equally strong represent flamboyant restaurant owner yelli ( yousef joe sweid ) relationship with the ultra butch and grate golani solider and golan ( zohar liba ) and be particularly a source of amusement . the love scene which abound in this film be all exquisite and fine craft work of art and and the cinematography be astound represent in the first love scene of the film and the camera pan down a a male character give oral sex to lulu ( daniela virtzer ) and and dissolve into a shot of noam and ashraf . this shot any many others lead the viewer to realize that all of these relationship be expression of the very same form of love . to give away more of the storyline would be a tragedy and but know that there be a lot of political tension and tragedy which touch onto the current world political climate and so i will instead focus on the witty dialogue . even when watch this movie in my second language and i could not stop laugh throughout . line of particular amusement include the question of whether gay suicide bomber receive virgin woman or men in heaven and and an analogy of sampson from the bible a the world first suicide bomber . this dialogue show a particular sense of purity and reality which be rarely see in cinema . the music use in the film be also particularly powerful . music be only use in time when character legitimately could or should be listen to it and and in one scene the music weaken when a character remove one earphone and stop when he remove the other . little element like this truly elevate the film . i could not give great recommendation to a film while this be a superb work of cinema which be catharthic as well a extremely well craft .