Pursued
Menachem Roth
As an adolescent attending an all-male, ultra-Orthodox boarding school, director Menachem Roth was the victim of sexual abuse. Twenty years later he confronts his abuser, documenting their disturbing relationship. Simultaneously, the director must choose between religious and secular life-styles, and between parallel romantic relationships. The end product is a courageous self-portrait, where the camera becomes a weapon of entrapment as well as an instrument of redemption.
Directors: Menachem Roth
Script: Menachem Roth
Research: Michal Goren
Producers: Ron Ofer
Production company: Ron Ofer Films
Editing: Era Lapid
Filming: Yoram Milo
Soundtrack: Aviv Aldema
Music : Ran Bagno
60 minutes | Israel | 2012 | Hebrew, German, Yiddish
Produced by
- Gesher Multicultural Film Fund |
- The Second Authority for Television and Radio
Festivals and awards
Docaviv, Israel, 2012
Barcelona International Human Rights Film Festival, Spain, 2014
Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2013