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We Were the Others

We Were the Others

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 23, 2019

Runtime

0h 54m

User Score

40%

Original Title

We Were the Others

Director

Hadas Ayalon

Description

The film tells the story of six gay men that were born in the days of the establishment of the State of Israel. Their stories serve as the film’s background for the depiction of the clandestine and undocumented lives of homosexuals in Israel during the 1960-70s; From the time that their sexual identity was considered illegal and a mental illness, up until 1979, when a few brave ones dared to go public and demonstrate for their rights, as the history of the Gay community in Israel began to be told and documented.