They were friends and perhaps wanted to become lovers. They also loved the Land of Israel and set out to walk through it. Tragically, their walk was horrifyingly interrupted.
The film follows dramatized version of the Jewish Hollywood director's family growing up in the 1950 and '60s; film comes to Israeli theaters November 24
In an interview, business partners and friends Matti Leshem and Joel Greenberg spoke about the long journey to get this story to the screen and why they persisted against heavy odds.