Pipsqueak

Feature Film, drama, 90 min.

Shalom Hager,Yael Abeccasis,Hillel Roseman

Without fathers, we are exposed to the winds and travel the earth without shelter”

(Aharon Applefeld)

SYNOPSIS

The film tells the story of Mesagnau ,an Ethiopian boy, about 19 years old, who is a male

prostitute living on the streets of Tel Aviv.

Mesagnau’s father Metako (a 40 year old Ethiopian man), is making an attempt to enter his

son’s life.

15 years ago, Metako murdered his wife, Mesagnau’s mother, and was sentenced to life

imprisonment. Metako goes on leave from prison and tries, for the first time, to reestablish

contact with his son, whom he hasn’t seen since the murder.

When Mesagnau meets his real father, he hopes to undergo a process of awakening, on the

way to possible redemption.

TRIGGER

The script is based on the true story of a 17 year old Ethiopian male prostitute.

I met him when he attended my film class. We became friends, until he was stabbed to death by one

of his clients.

FILMMAKERS

Shalom Hager / Screenwriter/director, graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School in

Jerusalem. Master’s degree from the Department of Film and Television in Tel Aviv University.

His Fiction film, SHROUDS (2010), won the Best Debut Film award in Hamburg International Film

Festival 2010

Cassis films is a new film production company founded by Yael Abecassis and Hillel Roseman.

Cassis Films:

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