Eyes Wide Open
2009•1h 30m•6.5•Released
RomanceDrama
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.
Director
Haim Tabakman
Writer
Merav Doster
Languages
Hebrew, Yiddish
Studio
Pimpa Film Productions
Cast
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
Production
Company
Pimpa Film Productions
Company
Riva Film
Company
Totally
Company
ARTE
Company
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Company
ZDF
Company
Keshet Broadcasting
Company
Israel Fund for Film Production
Company
yes
Producer
Isabelle Attali
Producer
David C. Barrot
Producer
Michael Eckelt
Producer
Rafael Katz
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