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Amazing Grace (Hebrew: חסד מופלא) is a 1992 Israeli film directed by Amos Guttman.[1]

Amazing Grace
Directed by	Amos Guttman
Written by	Amos Guttman
Produced by	Dagan Price
Starring	Gal Hoyberger [he] Sharon Alexander Aki Avni Rivka Michaeli Karin Ophir [he]
Cinematography	Yoav Kosh, Amnon Zlayet
Edited by	Einat Glaser-Zarhin
Music by	Arkadi Duchin
Release date	October 1992 (1992-10)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew

It is one of the few Israeli films dealing with gay subjects and the only one so far which has dealt with AIDS. The film includes a biography details the life of Guttman and it was his last film before he died of AIDS.[2][3][4]

Plot

The young Jonathan (Gal Hoyberger [he]) leaves his family's home in the Moshav, moves to "the big city" of Tel Aviv and finds an alienated and lonely world. He falls in love with Thomas (Sharon Alexander), an HIV patient, and a love story develops between the two.

Cast

Actor	Character
Sharon Alexander	Thomas
Aki Avni	Miki, Jonathan's roommate
Devorah Bertonov	Thomas' Grandmother friend
Gal Hoyberger [he]	Jonathan
Rivka Michaeli	Yehudit (Thomas' Mother)
Hinna Rozovska [he]	Thomas' Grandmother
Ada-Valery Tal	Neighbour
Dov Navon
Karin Ophir [he]	Jonathan's little sister
Iggy Vaxman

Awards

The film won the Wolgin Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and Best Film award at the Haifa International Film Festival.[5]

References

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