The Friend from Tel Aviv

The Friend from Tel Aviv

2015 · 11 min · ★ 2.7 · Drama

After emigrating from Israel, Noam, a young transgender artist, is now happily living in New York with an older woman, but things change when an old friend from Tel Aviv comes to town for a visit.

Directed by Federica Gianni

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