Eyes Wide Open


Eyes Wide Open
A married Orthodox Jewish father of four falls in love with a nineteen-year-old, homeless Yeshiva student. He hires the student to work as his apprentice at his butcher shop, where they form a close friendship which eventually develops into an emotional and sexual relationship. Being a devout religious man, living in an ultra-orthodox community, the butcher is torn between his family and devotion to God, and the intense feelings he has for the student. In Hebrew and Yiddish with English subtitles.

96 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Sex).
Drama, Gay interest, On the art circuit
Your devotion is touching ...
Your devotion is touching ...

Credits

Cast
Zohar Shtrauss, Ran Danker, Tinkerbell, Tzahi Grad, Isaac Sharry, Avi Grainik
Director
Haim Tabakman
ScreenplayMerav Doster
MusicNathaniel Méchaly
CinematographyAxel Schneppat
EditingDov Stoyer
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2009
Produced byConsortium of Israeli companies

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageNone
NudityOne mild scene
SexFairly frequent, moderate, implied
ViolenceInfrequent, mild to moderate
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseSome tobacco use
CommentsNone
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Zane Henry quote iconSlow absorbing film
15
Box Office
Mark Keizer quote iconThe subtle, articulate and evocative coming-out-in-religion story that gay cinema hasn't been offering.
10
Metacritic.com
8 critics
14
Rottentomatoes critics
32 critics
14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer
17

What the People say

Internet
748 Netizens quote iconCollision of religion and sexuality in the Orthodox Jewish world
15

Average .. 71%

14

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