Saturday, November 8
Landmark (Theater 7)
7:30 PM
Yair Hochner
Israel, 2008
110 min
Combining raw sexuality with intense emotion, Antarctica belies its title with a steamy cast of some of the hottest men of Tel Aviv. It is the story of Omer, a geek-cute librarian who is approaching his thirtieth birthday and searching for love through a string of unsuccessful blind dates. Israel’s small gay dating scene seems apparent, as Omer begins dating Danny, who lives with Ronen, who is dating Miki, who is friends with Omer, who longs for Ronen. Meanwhile, Omer’s sister Shirley has found love with her female boss, but broke off their engagement out of fear of settling down and not being able to take her dream trip to Antarctica. When Omer’s mother decides to throw him a birthday dinner, the who’s-dating-who’s-dating-who comes tumbling out in this mesmerizing look at the interconnecting stories of a group trying to thaw their cynical hearts.
ADMISSION: $10 non-member / $8 members