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Eyes Wide Open

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A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron (Zohar Strauss), living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student, Ezri (Ran Danker). 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. But when the truth gets out, there are serious repercussions for his transgression.

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Ed Koch The Atlantic 01/13/2018
Those interested in viewing a lifestyle they never knew--that of the pious gay--while the acceptance of homosexuality is an issue around the world, will be enlightened by this film. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 05/20/2010
3/5
The simplicity of the tale is its strength and the acting of Zohar Strauss as Aaron and Ran Danker as Ezri is entirely natural. Go to Full Review Steve Rose Guardian 05/14/2010
3/5
This is responsible, restrained and intelligent, but if anything, the risky subject material is handled with too much caution. Go to Full Review Stefan Pape Common Sense Media 02/20/2025
Set within Jerusalem's Orthodox Jewish community, this Israeli drama offers an intimate portrayal of a forbidden gay romance. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/07/2020
3.5/4.0
As emotionally satisfying as it is intellectually stimulating. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/05/2019
3/4
It is the film's unadorned simplicity that sticks in the memory, distilling complex social and religious prejudices without judgment or condescension. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgan G @RT98616417 08/11/2023 3 & 1/4 stars. A story that is clearly going to end badly. However, the final scenes are confusing as to exactly what IS he outcome. See more Daniel O @RT03386531 04/28/2023 One movie you can watch over and over. See more 01/15/2018 Tenuous And Beautiful In Its Sadness See more Fong Kok Hoong F @RT29722865 06/10/2017 A profoundly sullen and pensive dramatisation of the hypocrisy of hegemonic masculinity and its frailty in a strictly Orthodox Jewish community. See more 11/09/2014 This films says a lot when it says nothing at all. See more 08/31/2014 Historia con profundo sentido. Un dialogo entre la naturaleza humana, el amor y el fundamentalismo religioso que aún existe en este siglo. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Haim Tabakman

Director

Zohar Shtrauss

Aaron

Ran Danker

Ezri

Tinkerbell

Rivka

Tzahi Grad

Rabbi Vaisben

Isaac Sharry

Mordechai

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Eyes Wide Open

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Synopsis A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron (Zohar Strauss), living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student, Ezri (Ran Danker). 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. But when the truth gets out, there are serious repercussions for his transgression.
Director
Haim Tabakman
Producer
Rafael Katz, David C. Barrot, Isabelle Attal, Michael Eckelt
Screenwriter
Merav Doster
Distributor
New American Vision
Production Co
Riva Filmproduktion, Totally Prod., Pimpa Prod
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 25, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.8K
Runtime
1h 31m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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