The Therapy
Lev, a 54-year-old divorced Orthodox Jew, attends conversion therapy hoping to be remarried to a woman. He attends one-on-one therapy sessions and group therapy, trying to diminish his unwanted same-sex attractions. At the same time, Ben, a 23-year-old social work student, seven years into conversion therapy, starts having doubts. In the Jewish Orthodox world, where he grew up, he was taught homosexuality is a fault that one can “cure”, but when he went to university, he was surprised to discover conversion therapy is considered harmful and dangerous. Ben sets out on a research to discover the truth about conversion therapy, and learns that the way out is harder and more winding than he thought.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | הטיפול |
| Year | 2021 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Zvi Landsman |
| Runtime | 85 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 3.3/10 (3 votes) |
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The film constructs a poignant parallel between two generations trapped by the same rigid doctrine. It relies on the raw, unsettling intimacy of therapy sessions and the quiet despair in its subjects' eyes. The camera observes without intrusion, making the viewer a reluctant witness to a process of psychological erosion rather than healing.
What lingers after the credits is a profound sense of injustice and the haunting resilience of the human spirit against systematic denial. It’s a difficult but essential confrontation with a practice that trades authenticity for conformity. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Zvi Landsman
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Requires emotional fortitude and a quiet space for reflection afterward. A sobering, essential watch.
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