Rubber Dolphin and the policies we create around anal sex
28 Jan 2019.

Rubber Dolphin is a film from Israel that depicts a hot night in the lives of two young guys. The one who lives at the apartment serves drinks as his guest looks around, but soon enough they start to make out. They have bareback sex, then lie around talking. I won't give away the ending, suffice to say that the film delves deep into the policies we create around anal sex. And it does all that in just 28 minutes.

Directed by Ori Aharon, who was born and raised in Haifa and lives in Tel Aviv, made Rubber Dolphin as his graduation film at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. And let me tell you, Ori is cute enough to be in the movie himself. The director will be in town next week to present his film at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. Let's hope some poor bubbie doesn't wander in expecting an aquatic adventure movie. The actors in Rubber Dolphin wear clothes for only about 10% of the screen time, and although the film is not hardcore, it still made me blush. 

Having premiered at Cannes, Rubber Dolphin is described as "a deep exploration of the sexual relationship between two men during a one-night-stand." But more importantly, it's a story that most of us have lived as well. Sometimes there is nothing more exciting than to see our experiences portrayed accurately on the screen.