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Eyes Wide Open

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A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron (Zohar Strauss), living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student, Ezri (Ran Danker). 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. But when the truth gets out, there are serious repercussions for his transgression.

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Ed Koch The Atlantic Jan 13, 2018
Those interested in viewing a lifestyle they never knew--that of the pious gay--while the acceptance of homosexuality is an issue around the world, will be enlightened by this film. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard May 20, 2010
3/5
The simplicity of the tale is its strength and the acting of Zohar Strauss as Aaron and Ran Danker as Ezri is entirely natural. Go to Full Review
Steve Rose Guardian May 14, 2010
3/5
This is responsible, restrained and intelligent, but if anything, the risky subject material is handled with too much caution. Go to Full Review
Stefan Pape Common Sense Media Feb 20, 2025
Set within Jerusalem's Orthodox Jewish community, this Israeli drama offers an intimate portrayal of a forbidden gay romance. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 7, 2020
3.5/4.0
As emotionally satisfying as it is intellectually stimulating. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Aug 5, 2019
3/4
It is the film's unadorned simplicity that sticks in the memory, distilling complex social and religious prejudices without judgment or condescension. Go to Full Review
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Georgan G @RT98616417 Aug 11, 2023 3 & 1/4 stars. A story that is clearly going to end badly. However, the final scenes are confusing as to exactly what IS he outcome. See more
Daniel O @RT03386531 Apr 28, 2023 One movie you can watch over and over. See more
Jan 15, 2018 Tenuous And Beautiful In Its Sadness See more
Fong Kok Hoong F @RT29722865 Jun 10, 2017 A profoundly sullen and pensive dramatisation of the hypocrisy of hegemonic masculinity and its frailty in a strictly Orthodox Jewish community. See more
Nov 9, 2014 This films says a lot when it says nothing at all. See more
Aug 31, 2014 Historia con profundo sentido. Un dialogo entre la naturaleza humana, el amor y el fundamentalismo religioso que aún existe en este siglo. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Haim Tabakman

Director

Zohar Shtrauss

Aaron

Ran Danker

Ezri

Tinkerbell

Rivka

Tzahi Grad

Rabbi Vaisben

Isaac Sharry

Mordechai

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Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open (2009) Eyes Wide Open (2009) Eyes Wide Open (2009) (L-R) Ran Danker as Ezri and Zohar Strauss as Aaron in "Eyes Wide Open." (L-R) Ran Danker as Ezri and Zohar Strauss as Aaron in "Eyes Wide Open." View more photos

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Synopsis A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron (Zohar Strauss), living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student, Ezri (Ran Danker). 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. But when the truth gets out, there are serious repercussions for his transgression.
Director
Haim Tabakman
Producer
Rafael Katz, David C. Barrot, Isabelle Attal, Michael Eckelt
Screenwriter
Merav Doster
Distributor
New American Vision
Production Co
Riva Filmproduktion, Totally Prod., Pimpa Prod
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 25, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.8K
Runtime
1h 31m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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