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Intimate Grammar (2010)

Intimate Grammar poster
Original title
הדקדוק הפנימי
Directed by
Nir Bergman
Genre
drama film
Country
Israel
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sensitive boy named Aharon grows up in a Jerusalem family during the 1960s. He refuses to grow up and focuses on his relationships with his family and his friends Gideon and Yaeli.

melancholicslow-burnsensitivecoming-of-agenostalgicemotionally layeredobservationalquietly intense

What happens

Intimate Grammar (Hebrew: הדקדוק הפנימי) is a 2010 Israeli drama film directed by Nir Bergman and released in 2010. The screenplay was written by Bergman based on the novel The Book of Intimate Grammar by David Grossman. It was awarded the Grand Prix at the 2010 Tokyo International Film Festival. The film deals with the life of a Jerusalem family in the 1960s. The protagonist of the film is Aharon, a sensitive boy who "refuses to grow up". The film focuses on Aharon's relationship with his family and friends, with an emphasis on the triangular friendship between him, his friend Gideon, and his lover Yaeli. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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