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Daddy Goes beyond

Roni Yacobi, (43) is a secular lawyer, married with two children, who is told that he has only one year to live, a year in which his body will degenerate until he loses control of all its basic functions. Roni, a profound skeptic, considers suicide and the right to die with dignity. His wife Tami, totally rejects this option. She wants to show Roni that death is also a part of life, and brings a video camera into their home. The two of them set off together on a journey leading to their final parting. Along the way they contend with modern theology and the social insights showered upon them by family, friends, psychologists, and mystics. What was supposed to be a painful experience of loss becomes an encounter with sacrifice and exaltation and their struggle for every last breath strengthens the bond between them.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 1999

Director: Tali Goder

Producer: Hani Kilchevsky

Production Company: Duke Productions

Cinematographer: Tali Goder

Editor: Tali Goldenberg, Inbar Tavor

Original Soundtrack: Gil Kommer

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television

Script: Tali Goder, Hani Kilchevsky

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: אבא הולך לקצה העולם

Roni Yacobi, (43) is a secular lawyer, married with two children, who is told that he has only one year to live, a year in which his body will degenerate until he loses control of all its basic functions. Roni, a profound skeptic, considers suicide and the right to die with dignity. His wife Tami, totally rejects this option. She wants to show Roni that death is also a part of life, and brings a video camera into their home. The two of them set off together on a journey leading to their final parting. Along the way they contend with modern theology and the social insights showered upon them by family, friends, psychologists, and mystics. What was supposed to be a painful experience of loss becomes an encounter with sacrifice and exaltation and their struggle for every last breath strengthens the bond between them.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 1999

 

Director: Tali Goder

Producer: Hani Kilchevsky

Production Company: Duke Productions

Cinematographer: Tali Goder

Editor: Tali Goldenberg, Inbar Tavor

Original Soundtrack: Gil Kommer

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television

Script: Tali Goder, Hani Kilchevsky

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: אבא הולך לקצה העולם

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