ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

An exclusive look inside “conversion therapy.” Lev and Ben attend conversion therapy in Israel, hoping to ultimately marry a woman. While Lev struggles to make it work, Ben tries to leave, but finds that the way out is harder than he imagined.

LONG SYNOPSIS

Conversion therapy is revealed from within for the first time. Lev, a 54-year-old divorced Orthodox Jew, attends conversion therapy, hoping to be remarried to a woman. He attends one-on-one therapy sessions and group therapy, trying to diminish his unwanted same-sex attractions. At the same time, Ben, a 23-year-old social work student, seven years into conversion therapy, starts having doubts. In the Jewish Orthodox world, where he grew up, he was taught homosexuality is a fault that one can “cure, ” but upon entering university, he was surprised to discover conversion therapy is considered harmful and dangerous. Ben sets out on a research quest to discover the truth about conversion therapy, but learns that the way out is harder and more winding than he originally thought.

Director Zvi Landsman

Producers Ori Szternfeld, Zvi Landsman

Editor Shira Clara Winther

Sound Nin Hazan

Music Avi Belleli

FESTIVALS
2021: DocAviv (World Premiere); 2022: Santa Barbara International (North American Premiere); 2022: Movies That Matter (European Premiere)

AWARDS
Special Jury Award (DocAviv), Recipient Sundance Production Grant

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World (Except Israel and the West Bank)

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download