The Bubble

Israel. Original title: Ha-Buah. The movie follows a group of young friends in the city of Tel Aviv and is as much a love song to the city as it is an exploration of the claim that people in Tel Aviv are isolated from the rest of the country and the turmoil it's going through. The movie looks at young people's lives in Tel Aviv through the points of view of gays and straights, Jews and Arabs, men and women. It all begins when Noam, a young Israeli soldier, serves in the reserve forces and meets a Palestinian young man called Ashraf at a check point. Following an incident during which Noam misplaces his ID card at the check point, Ashraf shows up on the doorstep of the apartment that Noam shares with a gay man and a straight woman. How will the meeting affect all of their lives?

At 1:11:45, during a rave at night on the beach, someone juggles 3 torches for 3 seconds. This is seen again at least 5 more times in the background over the next 4 minutes, sometimes juggling 3 torches and sometimes swinging 2 torches.

The entire movie may be seen here.