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Drama, Romance - 2009
Eyes Wide Open
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7.3
86%
70
A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron, living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student. Aaron offers to give Ezri work as his assistant at his family's butcher shop. The two men grow close and their attraction becomes sexual. Aaron must now confront his own sexuality, his feelings for Ezri, and his obligations to his family and faith.
Director:
,
Haim Tabakman
Cast:
,
Isaac Sharry
,
Tzahi Grad
,
Zohar Shtrauss
,
Ran Danker
,
Tinkerbell
,
Haim Zanati
,
Avi Grainik
,
Eva Zrihen-Attali
,
Mati Atlas

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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
20 May 2009
Country:
FR, DE, IL
Languages:
Hebrew (modern), Yiddish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 9 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The unusually subtle yet eloquent debut of Israeli director Haim Tabakman...
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov 2010
fresh:
Slow and often silent, it's an extraordinarily disciplined film that respects, if not honours, the milieu of its story...
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
13 May 2010
fresh:
It moves slowly and patiently through the ordeal of a single soul, illuminating in the process a cosmos of intense and hidden feeling.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
5 Feb 2010
rotten:
Quiet, sober and tense, the movie makes some interesting points, but it lacks the emotional firepower of Brokeback Mountain.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
5 Feb 2010
fresh:
The drama's moments of inspiration vindicate its desultory proceedings.
– Kevin Lee,
Time Out New York,
3 Feb 2010
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