Eyes Wide Open
- Director: Haim Tabakman
- Writer: Merav Doster
- Producer: David C. Barrot; Rafael Katz
CGiii Comment
A life without individuality - an insight into a world few would like to enter.
Little dialogue and yearning stares add to this wholly atmospheric film.
Sad and desperate - touching and torrid.
Utterly essential.
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The(ir) Blurb...
Aaron, a respected butcher and a family man in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, leads a conservative life of community devotion and spiritual dedication. Aaron's life undergoes a series of emotional changes following the arrival of a young apprentice to his shop. Consumed with lust, the handsome "Yeshiva" student irreversibly transforms the intricate beliefs in the once-devoted butcher's life - leading Aaron to question his relationships with his wife Rivka, children, community, and God.
Cast & Characters
Zohar Shtrauss as Aaron;
Ran Danker as Ezri;
Tinkerbell as Rivka;
Tzahi Grad as Rabbi Vaisben;
Isaac Sharry as Mordechai;
Avi Grainik