Feature film — 2009
Eyes Wide Open (2009)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 81 votes.
Pimpa Film Productions / Riva Film / Totally / ARTE / The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports / ZDF / Keshet Broadcasting / Israel Fund for Film Production / yes
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Director: Haim Tabakman
On screen
Cast & crew
Zohar Shtrauss
Aaron Fleischman
Ran Danker
Ezri
Tinkerbell
Rivka Fleischman
Tzahi Grad
Rabbi Vaisben
Isaac Sharry
Mordechai
Avi Grainik
Israel Fischer
Eva Zrihen-Attali
Sara
Haim Zanati
Ultraorthodox
Mati Atlas
Ex-Boy Friend
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