Sublet

Great acting, amazing concept and storyline. It moved me to tears at some moments and it make me burst out loud in others. Such honest portrait of human beings. I'm so glad to have met those characters.

The story is subtle and touching. It tells a good story of both the simplicity and complexity of human relations. We can never be defined by one ROLE or one NAME. And love and passion also could have different forms.

Sublet (2020) was co-written and directed by Eytan Fox.

John Benjamin Hickey plays Michael, a middle-aged travel writer for the New York Times. Michael visits Tel Aviv as part of his work.

He sublets an apartment from Tomer (Niv Nissim). Michael invites Tomer to stay in the apartment, and Tomer becomes his guide to the real Tel Aviv.

Michael is gay. Tomer is young and bisexual. The plot revolves around whether their friendship will turn to intimacy.

I enjoyed this film. The actors are excellent, and I learned more about non-tourist Tel Aviv.

We saw this movie virtually as part of the always outstanding Rochester Jewish Film Festival. The movie has a tepid IMDb rating of 6.9. I thought that it was better than that, and rated it 8.

There may not be much happening in the story, but it draws you in very much. There is subtlety in emotions, making it a film to feel.

Beautifully written, funny, charming and moving at the same time, this movie is a little gem that had me smiling all the way through and that even brought a tear to my face. I was surprisingly happy by how the story developed and how great and dynamic the chemistry between the two main characters was (Tomer's character is very well thought through). The finale was touching and clearly showed the movie's overall efforts of bringing two generations closer. A must watch!