Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life
Movie | |
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Original title | Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life |
Country of production | Germany , Israel |
original language | German , Hebrew |
Publishing year | 2018 |
length | 106 minutes |
Rod | |
Director | Tomer Heymann |
script | Tomer Heymann |
production |
Barak Heymann , Tomer Heymann |
music |
Matan Daskal , Alberto Shwartz |
camera | Alex Khosid |
cut |
Addie Reiss , Valley Rabiner |
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life is a German-Israeli documentary by Tomer Heymann from 2018 about the Tel Aviv- born porn actor Jonathan Agassi .
action
Hailing from Tel Aviv, Yonatan became a star of gay hardcore porn under the stage name Jonathan Agassi . In his new home in Berlin he appears in live sex shows and works as an escort . He still has a close relationship with his mother, with whom he often communicates via Skype and whom he also visits. His father, who left the family when Yonatan was a child, now lives in Berlin. The director Tomer Heymann accompanied the porn actor with his camera for eight years and accompanied him to film sets, family reunions and the Hustler Ball , among other things .
publication
The film was first shown at the Jerusalem Film Festival on July 31, 2018 . In Israel , Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life was released on August 30, 2018. After further international festival appearances , including in Amsterdam , Thessaloniki and Vilnius , the film had its German premiere on August 30, 2019 in Berlin and Stuttgart at the queer film festival .
Awards
- Special Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Atlanta Film Festival
- Wolgin Award for best Israeli documentary at the Jerusalem Film Festival
- Yoram Golan Award for Best Editing at the Jerusalem Film Festival
Web links
- Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Jerusalem Film Festival . In: https://www.jff.org.il/en/event/23006 (English). Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ↑ queer film festival . In: www.queerfilmfestival.net/2019/07/jonathan-agassi-saved-my-life. Retrieved August 28, 2019.