Einayim Petukhoth (2009)

A married, Orthodox Jewish father of four falls in love with a twenty two year old male student.

Director:

Haim Tabakman

Writer:

Merav Doster (screenplay)

Stars:

Zohar Shtrauss, Ran Danker, Tinkerbell

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zohar Shtrauss	...	Aaron Fleischman (as Zohar Strauss)
Ran Danker	...	Ezri
Tinkerbell	...	Rivka Fleischman
Tzahi Grad	...	Rabbi Vaisben
Isaac Sharry	...	Mordechai
Avi Grainik	...	Israel Fischer (as Avi Grayinik)
Eva Zrihen-Attali	...	Sara
Haim Zanati	...	Ultraorthodox Weirdo (as Haim Znati)
Mati Atlas	...	Ex-Boy Friend
Iftach Ophir	...	Head of Yeshiva Student in the Butchery (as Iftach Ofir)
Safrira Zachai	...	Fischer's Mother (as Shafrira Zakai)
Lidor Daudi	...	Yakov
Tal Barak	...	David
Bar Kalfin	...	Shimon
Royi Zolicha	...	Nataniel

Storyline

Aaron (Shtrauss), a respected butcher and a family man in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, leads a conservative life of community devotion and spiritual dedication. Aaron's life undergoes a series of emotional changes following the arrival of a young apprentice (Danker) to his shop. Consumed with lust, the handsome "Yeshiva" student irreversibly transforms the intricate beliefs in the once-devoted butcher's life - leading Aaron to question his relationships with his wife, children, community, and God.

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Plot Keywords:

butcher | jewish | jerusalem | yeshiva | children | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Haut et Court [fr] Official site

Country:

Israel Germany France

Language:

Hebrew Yiddish

Release Date:

2 September 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Eyes Wide Open

Filming Locations:

Jerusalem, Israel

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,818 (USA) (5 February 2010)

Gross:

$30,818 (USA) (5 March 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte, Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in RuPaul's Drag Race: RuPaul's Hair Extravaganza (2011)

User Reviews

stark simple tale

A simple story, gently told, in a stark setting of almost medieval religiosity.

I'm middle-aged gay European agnostic from Christian background and found this film enchanting and entertaining although sombre and downbeat.

The 'purity police' were scary talibanesque types: you will comply or else. I did not know about such compliance methods in Judaism.

The intolerance towards the 'seducer' gay man was ugly, so far removed from secular/reform attitudes around me.

The main character (the butcher Aaron) was unfulfilled after siring four children and still having a loving and beautiful wife, felt 'dead inside'.

But was that from the recent loss of his father, or some other reasons than just lust?