Get up Close and Personal with America's Favorite Sex Therapist

Documenting the exciting life of sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, 'Becoming Dr Ruth' explores the doctor's enthralling life before fame. Directed by Holly Twyford, audiences will be invited to learn about Ruth's compelling story and work.

Fleeing war, Ruth had to leave Germany at a very young age before becoming a sniper in Jerusalem as part of a Jewish underground army. She then lands in America where she lives as a single mother and makes the first steps in her career as a sex therapist.

Today, Dr Ruth is best known for her work in sex therapy. In the '80s she started her radio show 'Sexually Speaking' before hosting various television shows about sex and relationships and publishing around 40 books.