Daddy Goes beyond
Search the Site
Newsletter Signup
Sign up to our newsletter to receive updates about what's going on at the NFCT
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