Eyes Wide Open (2009)

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A beautifully affecting love story that has rightly earned comparisons to Brokeback Mountain, Haim Tabakman's potent yet impeccably restrained tale has won awards and accolades at film festivals the world over. Aaron, a pillar in Jerusalem's Orthodox community is respected by friends and family. However, when he hires handsome runaway student Ezri to assist with his business, sexual tensions bristle and the pair cautiously embark on a love affair. Meanwhile, a neighbouring shopkeeper persists in seeing a man of her own choosing, even though she's been promised by her father to another. As forbidden truths come to the fore, these lovers are forced to either confront or relent in the face of a centuries-old religious community, with startling results.

GENRES:  Drama • Romance
DIRECTION:  Haim Tabakman
CAST:  Zohar Shtrauss  •  Ran Danker  •  Tinkerbell  •  Tzahi Grad

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Cast & Characters

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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