The Bubble

Ha Buah
Israel, 2006. 117 mins. Strand Rel.

Three young Israelis, two guys and a girl, share an apartment in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood: headstrong Lulu, who works in a bath products boutique; flamboyant Yali, who manages a trendy café; and brooding music store clerk Noam, who spends his weekends serving at checkpoints in the National Guard. When Noam meets and falls in love with a Palestinian man named Ashraf, he and his friends conspire to help Ashraf stay on in Tel Aviv illegally. But ultimately, their carefully constructed utopia is shattered by the political and social realities of the Middle East.

Director: Eytan Fox