Eyes Wide Open (2009)

  • NR
  • 10/17/2009 (US)
  • Romance, Drama
  • 1h 30m

Overview

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.

Haim Tabakman

Director

Merav Doster

Screenplay

Cast

Zohar Shtrauss's headshot

Zohar Shtrauss

Aaron Fleischman
Ran Danker's headshot

Ran Danker

Ezri
Tinkerbell's headshot

Tinkerbell

Rivka Fleischman
Tzahi Grad's headshot

Tzahi Grad

Rabbi Vaisben
Isaac Sharry's headshot

Isaac Sharry

Mordechai
Avi Grainik's headshot

Avi Grainik

Israel Fischer
Eva Zrihen-Attali's headshot

Eva Zrihen-Attali

Sara
Haim Zanati's headshot

Haim Zanati

Ultraorthodox

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