Surrogate

2008 0h 57m HE

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4.9

SKIP

★4.9TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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Eli is a 32 year old man who has problems with relationships with women. Hagar is a surrogate, an alternative partner for practical, sexual therapy. They meet once a week and practice a relationship and intimacy in laboratory conditions. The fictitious relationship between them exposes them both physically and emotionally and brings to surface repressed fears from the real world. The changes Eli goes through during the therapy, along with the secrets revealed, not only shake his own life, but also the life of his family. Between clinic walls, due to an "artificial" process, Eli learns how to love for the first time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Amir Wolf
Eli
Lana Ettinger
Hagar
Rosina Kambus
The Mother
Yonatan Swirski
Yarden
Liat Glick
Adva
Lascha Shimshoni
Marlen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tali Shalom-Ezer
Writers: Tali Shalom-Ezer
Languages: Hebrew
Countries: Israel

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer, shot by Radek Ładczuk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Aya Somech shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Amir Wolf and Lana Ettinger and Rosina Kambus carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1407081 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tali Shalom-Ezer directs. Radek Ładczuk behind the camera. Aya Somech cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in Hebrew.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer, shot by Radek Ładczuk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Aya Somech shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amir Wolf and Lana Ettinger and Rosina Kambus carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1407081 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.