Eyes Wide Open

6.4 / 10

(75 votes)

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.

Country:

France,

Germany,

Israel

Genre:

Romance,

Drama

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

2009

Director:

Haim Tabakman

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Company:

Pimpa Film Productions,

Riva Film,

Totally,

ARTE,

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports,

ZDF,

Keshet Broadcasting,

Israel Fund for Film Production,

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Cast:
Zohar Shtrauss

Aaron Fleischman

Ran Danker

Ezri

Tinkerbell

Rivka Fleischman

Tzahi Grad

Rabbi Vaisben

Isaac Sharry

Mordechai

Crew:
Haim Tabakman

Director

Merav Doster

Screenplay

Isabelle Attali

Producer

David C. Barrot

Producer

Michael Eckelt

Producer