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201769 minPGdocumentary

Empty Room

201769 minPGdocumentary

After their son is killed during army service, Irit and Asher request to extract his sperm to have a child via surrogate.

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Shirly Berkovitz

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After their son is killed during army service, Irit and Asher request to extract his sperm to have a child via surrogate.

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Shirly Berkovitz

Shirly Berkovitzdirector

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Irit and Asher face the death of their son during his army service. They request to extract his sperm to conceive through a surrogate. The film details their emotional struggle and the medical processes involved. It presents their desire to have a child while addressing ethical concerns surrounding posthumous reproduction. This documentary runs for 69 minutes and was released in 2017.

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