REVIEW: PALM BEACH JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
'Melting Away' tests a parent's unconditional love
By Robert Sims
Melting Away
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/melting-away-tests-a-parents-unconditional-love/nT28w/Tel Aviv may be Israel's gay-friendliest city, but in 2009 two people died during an armed attack on an LGBT youth center that remains unsolved.
In response to the attack, which left 15 others injured, director Doran Eran and screenwriter Bill Ben Moshe wrote this emotionally wrenching family drama that explores the heartbreak and defiance a gay teen experiences when his parents discover he's gay and kick him out of the house.
Four years later, Assaf's undergone transgender surgery and performs at a cabaret nightclub as Anna.
When Anna learns her father is dying, she assumes the role of his private nurse without revealing her true identity to her parents.
