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Trembling Before G-d (2001)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:54
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Trembling Before G-d looks at the effects of religious morality on believers whose sexuality falls outside the accepted norm with intelligence and compassion.
Theatrical Release:Oct 24, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Trembling Before G-d is an unprecedented feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic... [More]
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Reviews for Trembling Before G-d
Deserves praise for penetrating this close-knit religious community and revealing the private suffering of some of its most conflicted believers.
10/25/01
So how do gay men and lesbians who want to practice Orthodox Judaism reconcile these two seemingly contradictory forces in their lives? Director Sandi Simcha DuBowski's Trembling Before G-D examines this dilemma with compassion and sensitivity.
07/20/02
A compelling illustration of the all-too-human need for acceptance and approval.
01/25/02
the human face it puts on the objects of intolerance speaks to discrimination at large in all its ugly forms. Its a moving and important piece of filmmaking
04/05/03
a four-star yarmulke-shaker
03/13/02
The stories told ... are very compelling, interesting and often moving, but they do not and cannot explain the religious belief that those persecuted still want comfort from even as they challenge its dictums.
10/28/01
An unexpectedly moving family portrait of cousins we didn't know we had.
01/10/02
Top CriticGay Orthodox Jews have their say.
04/05/02
Fascinating documentary.
12/09/01
You don't have to wear a yarmulke or even be Jewish to be affected by this traumatic story of religious intolerance.
05/03/02
Short, but emotionally effective.
01/24/02
Top Critic... an emotional kaleidoscope, and a masterpiece.
02/23/02
It efficiently probes the soul-shattering angst faced by those that hope to reconcile their homosexuality with their Orthodox beliefs.
10/19/01
It's that dilemma -- a commitment to Orthodox life, the refusal to deny one's sexuality and the fear of expulsion once that sexuality is revealed -- that director Sandi Simcha DuBowski illustrates so powerfully.
03/01/02
Top CriticA unique documentary about the crisis confronting gay and lesbian Jews who wish to remain part of the Orthodox and Hasidic branches of Judaism.
12/12/02
Top Critic…an engaging document of the human condition.
02/04/02
DuBowski latches on to a provocative subject and invests it with a compelling tenderness.
10/24/01
Top CriticNo review available.
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