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| Commissioned by Israel T.V., the film deals with the gender politics of the birth of a new citizen. It focuses on a young couple, each from a different ethnic background, and whose romance began while serving in the army. It's a true suspense story, as we follow the seven months' pregnant Miri until the delivery of her baby. The question, 'son or daughter?', hangs in the air. The film ends with a rather beautiful sequence of the birth of the new citizen, and the triumphant father who beams the proud news into the telephone: 'It's a boy!' | |||||||
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This film made history in showing for the first time a scene of a birth. It explores sex preferences as expressed within the family and society, with particular emphasis on: 1)demographic, 2) economic, and 3) security concerns. Without exception the bias leans strongly towards preference of a male. Only the demands of the labour force and biological reproductive issues call for the birth of a female citizen. While researching the film, Israel being a country of universal military conscription, discussions organised between male and female recruits proved stormy. Many of the young women claimed the right to share in the duties of the battlefield. |
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1978
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