After the death of their mother, Thomas and his sister Mariana leave their hometown for a brighter future in the city. They become patrons of a marginal bar in Tel Aviv, Bar 51, whose regulars serve as a backdrop for Thomas’s obsessive love for his sister, and her desire to break free and make a life of her own.
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Smadar Kilchinsky
Mariana
Also in
The Exchange Principle
Distortion
Juliano Mer-Khamis
Thomas
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Night Terrors
Rage and Glory
Tova Ascher
Amos Guttman
David Lipkind
Ada Valerie-Tal
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Amazing Grace
Himmo, King of Jerusalem
Enrique Rottenberg
Eli Tavor
Rahel Shor
Ewa
Known for
Baby Love
Alon Aboutboul
Aranjuez
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
Snowfall
Mosko Alkalai
Karl
Known for
Jesus
The Delta Force
Irit Sheleg
Zara
Known for
Fill the Void
Amos Guttman Director · Eli Tavor Writer Yossi Wein Cinematographer
First release March 29, 1985 · Languages English, Hebrew · Original title בר 51
Languages
Original title
בר 51
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · March 29, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
April 22, 2017 · LGBT International Film Festival Poland
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