Romance ·Drama · France · 2009 · 1h 30m

Eyes Wide Open

עיניים פקוחות

Eyes Wide Open poster
Director
Haim Tabakman
Cast
Zohar Shtrauss as Aaron Fleischman Ran Danker as Ezri Tinkerbell as Rivka Fleischman Tzahi Grad as Rabbi Vaisben Isaac Sharry as Mordechai Avi Grainik as Israel Fischer
Crew
Axel Schneppat — Director of Photography Dov Steuer — Editor Nathaniel Méchaly — Original Music Composer Merav Doster — Screenplay Isabelle Attali — Producer David C. Barrot — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Eyes Wide Open — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
jerusalembutcherlgbtorthodoxgay theme
Key Collaborators
Haim Tabakman Director Axel Schneppat Director of Photography Dov Steuer Editor Nathaniel Méchaly Original Music Composer Merav Doster Screenplay Isabelle Attali Producer David C. Barrot Producer Michael Eckelt Producer Rafael Katz Producer Yam Brusilovsky Costume Design
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