What Tell Me Everything is about
Tell Me Everything is a Hebrew-language drama set against the charged backdrop of late-1980s Israel, when the pop charts were loud and the HIV/AIDS crisis was louder still — even if most families refused to say the word out loud. Twelve-year-old Boaz idolizes his father, Meir, the way only a boy that age can: completely, without condition. Then a secret surfaces, and that world cracks open. What writer-director Moshe Rosenthal has built here isn't a story about scandal or exposure. It's about the long, unglamorous aftermath — the shame a child carries, the silence that fills a house, and the stubborn love that somehow survives both. The film spans years, tracking Boaz into adulthood as he tries, again and again, to close the distance his father's secret created.
How Tell Me Everything came together: cast, production, and Sundance recognition
Tell Me Everything arrives from a quartet of production companies — Green Productions, United King Films, Paradise City, and Liminal Content — and it carries the kind of careful, close-to-the-bone energy that tends to emerge when a project has been genuinely nurtured rather than rushed. Moshe Rosenthal wrote and directed, and the film feels personal in the way that only certain debut-adjacent work does (whether or not it's autobiographical, it has that texture).
The casting is one of the film's quiet achievements. Yair Mazor plays young Boaz, and his performance is the emotional spine of the early sections — watchful, confused, trying to hold things together without the vocabulary to name what's happening. Ido Tako takes over as the older Boaz, and the handoff between the two actors is handled with enough care that you feel the continuity of the character rather than a jarring switch. Assi Cohen plays Meir, the father, and Keren Tzur plays Bella, the mother — both actors who bring enough specificity to their roles that neither parent becomes a symbol. Mor Dimri and Neta Orbach round out the supporting cast.
The film had its world premiere on January 25, 2026, at the Sundance Film Festival, competing in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section — a category that has historically introduced some of the most distinctive international voices in cinema. Its runtime lands at 109 minutes. As of now, Tell Me Everything holds a 7.5/10 on IMDb from early votes, and has received 1 award nomination coming out of its festival run. Box office figures haven't been widely reported, which tracks for a film still in its festival-to-distribution pipeline.
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The performances that make Tell Me Everything worth your time
Honestly, what's striking about Tell Me Everything is how little it overplays its hand. This is a story that could easily tip into melodrama — a child discovering a parent's hidden sexuality during the AIDS panic of the '80s is the kind of premise that invites big scenes, confrontations, speeches. Rosenthal mostly resists that pull. The film unfolds, as the Sundance blog described it, like a tender portrait of a boy who simply wants his father — and that simplicity is its greatest strength.
Yair Mazor, in particular, does something difficult: he plays confusion without playing stupidity. Boaz doesn't fully understand what he's discovered, and Mazor captures that specific fog — the sense of a child holding a piece of information too heavy for him, not sure where to put it. There's a scene early on where Boaz watches his father from across a room, and the look on Mazor's face does more work than any line of dialogue could.
According to Silver Screen Riot's Sundance coverage, the film severs familial ties amid the period's particular climate of fear and silence, and critics have praised it as a "quiet gut punch" — a phrase that actually earns its keep here, because the film's emotional force is cumulative rather than sudden. Assi Cohen's Meir is never simply a villain or a victim. He's a man trapped by his era, and Cohen plays that trap with enough specificity that you can feel both the love and the failure simultaneously — which is, I'd argue, the hardest thing for any actor to pull off in a role like this.
The period detail is handled with restraint, too. The late-'80s setting doesn't announce itself through costume-parade nostalgia. It's there in the texture of the fear, the way AIDS is discussed in whispers or not at all.
Where to stream Tell Me Everything online
Tell Me Everything is currently available on major OTT services following its Sundance festival rollout. Streaming rights for international festival titles can shift quickly, so the best way to find the most current and accurate platform information is to check the Where to Watch widget at the top of this page — it pulls live availability data so you're not chasing outdated listings.
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Frequently asked questions
Q: Who directed Tell Me Everything?
Tell Me Everything was written and directed by Moshe Rosenthal. It premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section on January 25, 2026.
Q: Where can I watch Tell Me Everything?
Tell Me Everything is available on major OTT streaming platforms. For the most up-to-date information on exactly where to watch it right now, check the Where to Watch widget at the top of this Movie OTT page, which tracks live availability.
Q: Is Tell Me Everything based on a true story?
The film hasn't been officially described as autobiographical, though it carries the emotional specificity of lived experience. Moshe Rosenthal wrote the screenplay, and the story's period detail and psychological precision suggest deep personal investment in the material — whether or not it maps directly to real events.
Q: Who stars in Tell Me Everything?
Yair Mazor plays the young Boaz, with Ido Tako taking over the role in the film's later timeline. Assi Cohen plays the father, Meir, and Keren Tzur plays the mother, Bella. Mor Dimri and Neta Orbach appear in supporting roles.
Q: What is Tell Me Everything rated, and how long is it?
The film runs 109 minutes. An official MPAA rating hasn't been widely reported as of the film's festival release, though its themes — including the HIV/AIDS crisis and a parent's hidden sexuality — make it more appropriate for older teens and adults. It currently holds a 7.5/10 on IMDb.
Who should watch Tell Me Everything
Tell Me Everything is the kind of film that doesn't ask much of you upfront — and then quietly takes everything. If you're drawn to family dramas that trust their audience to sit with ambiguity, or if the coming-of-age films that stay with you longest tend to be the ones that don't resolve cleanly, this one belongs on your list. Not a film for everyone. But for the right viewer, it's the sort of thing you'll find yourself thinking about days later, unprompted. Movie OTT will keep this page updated as new streaming options become available, so check back if it's not yet accessible in your region.