Malachi

Israel
51 minutes
Hebrew
Genre: Documentary

Young parents Efrat and Ofir abandoned their newborn son Malachi due to a medical condition. Bat Sheva, an Orthodox midwife at the birthing center, and her husband choose to become his foster parents, giving him a new life. Interviews with Malachi’s biological parents, foster parents and siblings, as well as the medical staff, combined with powerful animation, reveal the trauma of abandonment and its impact: the parents’ struggle with guilt while longing for forgiveness, Bat Sheva’s boundless love, and Malachi’s journey to understand himself and his past.

Winner of Best Israeli Documentary at the Jerusalem Film Festival