Next To Her - Trailer - Peccadillo Pictures HD

Next To Her looks at the relationship between Chelli (Liron Ben-Shlush) and her sister Gabby (Dana Ivgy), a 24-year-old girl with a severe mental disability. The pair live together in a dingy apartment, existing in an unhealthily symbiotic bubble where everything from toothbrushes to baths are shared. This equilibrium is disrupted as Gabby is forcefully enrolled by the State in a special day care, and Chelli falls in love and has her boyfriend, Zohar, move in. Next To Her, based on Ben-Shlush’s own experience of having a mentally disabled sister, is a stark, moving and naturalistic portrayal of how family ties can both bind and unravel us.