This affecting and sincere documentary revolves around Saar Maoz, a handsome Israeli in his early 40s who has lived in London for nearly 20 years. He’s found that’s the easiest way for him to keep his mostly conservative family back home at a distance. However, the fact that he’s HIV positive and not in a long-term relationship has made him start to rethink things, even if his role in the London Gay Men’s Chorus is a constant source of joy and solace, for both him and the viewer.
Co-directing brothers Barak and Tomer Heymann elect not to explain everything – such as what, for instance, Saar does for a living – but they’re great at telling detail, as we watch Saar spend time with London friends and his loving but blinkered parents and siblings, who span the empathy spectrum. Especially endearing moments include a shot of Saar locked in an embrace with his crying mother in his cramped London kitchen, slyly leaning over to give the frying potato latkes a little stir so they won’t burn.
