'Causeway' Explores Toxic Masculinity Through Its Protagonists
The message to take away from 'Causeway' is that toxic masculinity can manifest in anyone, no matter what their gender identity is.

Shay-Lee and Yahav spend a night of love and memories between worlds together. A young widow meets the ghost of her dead husband when she needs him the most. The filmmaker, Yahav Winner, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on the October 7th massacare after attempting to stall them in order to allow Shaylee Atary, his wife, to escape with their newly born daughter Shaya.
The message to take away from 'Causeway' is that toxic masculinity can manifest in anyone, no matter what their gender identity is.
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