Melting Away ( , '' Names Ba-Geshem '' ) is a 2012 Israeli drama film written by Billy Ben-Moshe and directed by Doron Eran , starring Hen Yanni in the lead role . This is the first Israeli feature film deals with parents coping with their transgender child . The idea for the movie was conceived after the 2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting . Doron Eran and Billy Ben-Moshe watched TV and heard that parents refused to visit their injured kids at the hospital because they were afraid that their friends and relatives would know that their son is homosexual or their daughter is lesbian . The director Doron Eran made auditions for 120 actors until he found Hen Yanni , the actress he chooses for the lead role
2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting
2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting
Melting Away