Laugh Till I Cry
1997 | Israel | 45 min.
Language: Hebrew (English Subtitles)
Credits
- Director: Tomer Heymann and Oren Yacobovitz
- Producer: Tomer Heymann and Oren Yacobovitz
- Screenwriter: Tomer Heymann and Oren Yacobovitz
- Editor: Hila Valdman
- Cinematographer: Oren Yacobovitz
Synopsis
"We live on spare time, you live with people that soon will be out of date" says one of the main characters in the film. In 1997 a group of people in their 20's who suffer from CF disease (Cystic Fibrosis) created a theater group to help themselves deal with their unusual situation. When they were kids the doctors hadn't given them hope of reaching their twenties. Today, with modern health care and breathing treatment, they are happy to be alive. Through psychodrama therapy, 5 young women are dealing with their situation, mocking their fears and with touching frankness, squeeze as much as they can our of life.
Film Festivals & Awards
- DocAviv- 1999