Wild and restless Eden, following her brother's unexpected death, discovers he had a secret girlfriend. Drawn to the mysterious Maya, Eden plunges into a world of parties, obsession, and forbidden desire, blurring the lines between love and loss. Israel's official submission for the 2025 Academy Awards. Winner of the Viewpoints Award at Tribeca.
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After sweeping the Israeli Ophirs (Best Picture, Director, Actress) and grabbing Tribeca’s Viewpoints Award, the film lands in limited U.S. cinemas 5 December 2025—more than a year after its Israeli debut.
Tom Nesher locked production cash at age 22, making her the youngest writer-director ever backed by Israel’s film fund for a feature project.
Marketing calls it drama/romance; Nesher calls it “a grief rave.” She told Variety she never decided whether the central relationship is romantic, parasocial, or sisterly—“I let the actresses keep shifting the balance take-to-take”.
Nesher admits she really tried on her late brother’s clothes during the shiva—“You do weird stuff when you’re looking for a ghost to hug”—so the moment Lia Elalouf slips into Nati’s briefs is lifted verbatim from life.