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A Song of Ascension
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Documentary
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Country of production: Israel
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Year of production: 2018
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Length: 75 minutes
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Language: Hebrew
Directors: David Ofek, Gad Aisen
Producer: Enav Shenhar
Writers: Sigal Russak Gissin, David Ofek
Cinematographer: Gad Aisen
Editor: Oded Tabak
Participants: Elad Rosenzweig, Rinat Rosenzweig, Enav Elharhar
Synopsis:
The film follows three protagonists who bound their lives together: Elad, a young man who went in for a simple operation but ended up disabled. Despite his plight he chooses life. Rinat, his former girlfriend, came back to him after the operation and chose to marry him. For ten years they're unable to bear children. Einav, a single mother, chooses to be a surrogate mother for financial as well as altruistic reasons. The film documents the three protagonists' courageous relationship in light of their unusual choices as they share intimate moments on the way to the process's surprising ending.