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Ushpizin, Ha- (2004)

(Israel) This peek into the reclusive ultra-Orthodox religious community in contemporary Jerusalem follows a poor Orthodox Rabbi (Shuli Rand, who also wrote the film) and his devoted but frustrated wife (Michal Bat-Sheva Rand, his real-life wife) during the festival of Succoth, where he greets every challenge as a test of his faith. Once again they are tested: a pair of escaped convicts, one of them a childhood friend from Moshe’s violent past, become their holy guests for the Jewish festival of Succoth, and their hospitality is rewarded with disrespect.