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Eyes Wide Open

Original title: Einayim Pekukhoth
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.5K
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Eyes Wide Open (2009)
A married, Orthodox Jewish father of four falls in love with a twenty two year old male student.
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A married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of hi... Read allA married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.A married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.

  • Director
    • Haim Tabakman
  • Writer
    • Merav Doster
  • Stars
    • Zohar Strauss
    • Ran Khalil Danker
    • Tinkerbell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Haim Tabakman
    • Writer
      • Merav Doster
    • Stars
      • Zohar Strauss
      • Ran Khalil Danker
      • Tinkerbell
    • 33User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos1

    Eyes Wide Open
    Trailer 1:42
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    Zohar Strauss and Ran Khalil Danker in Eyes Wide Open (2009)
    Zohar Strauss and Ran Khalil Danker in Eyes Wide Open (2009)
    Mati Atlas and Ran Khalil Danker in Eyes Wide Open (2009)
    Zohar Strauss in Eyes Wide Open (2009)
    Zohar Strauss and Ran Khalil Danker in Eyes Wide Open (2009)
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    Zohar Strauss
    Zohar Strauss
    • Aaron Fleischman
    Ran Khalil Danker
    Ran Khalil Danker
    • Ezri
    Tinkerbell
    Tinkerbell
    • Rivka Fleischman
    Tzahi Grad
    Tzahi Grad
    • Rabbi Vaisben
    Isaac Sharry
    • Mordechai
    Avi Grainik
    Avi Grainik
    • Israel Fischer
    • (as Avi Grayinik)
    Eva Zrihen-Attali
    • Sara
    Haim Zanati
    Haim Zanati
    • Ultraourthodox Weirdo
    • (as Haim Znati)
    Mati Atlas
    Mati Atlas
    • Ex-boy Friend
    Iftach Ophir
    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
    Eden Alon
    • Iftach
    Halil Steuer
    • Child Voice #2
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Haim Tabakman
    • Writer
      • Merav Doster
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    • Quotes

      Aaron Fleischman: [translated] Restrain yourself. Restrain yourself. We have an opportunity to rise, to overcome, to fulfill our destiny in this world. This challenge wouldn't have come to us if we couldn't face it.

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      Featured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)

    User reviews33

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    a trip
    emotion. as silk ladder. a love story in forbidden area. religion and relationship. nude tale about two different men and their sin/error/adventure/crazy act. few words. drops of gestures, looks and shadows of feelings. ball of sadness and strange happiness, vulnerabilities, courage and fear. a white paper and crumbs of letters. a stranger as seed of a dangerous experience. family, society and a young man from nowhere to nowhere. a ritual bath and work in a kosher meat shop. death of father and new forms of beginning. fragility of old world and ambiguous place in tradition circle. it is not a movie about gay love but only love. it is not a movie about Juwish traditional laws but only picture of a closed society. it is not just a movie. but images of a trip behind ordinary expectations.
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    • Feb 1, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2009 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • Germany
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Edition Salzgeber (Germany)
      • Riva Filmproduktion (Germany)
    • Languages
      • Hebrew
      • Yiddish
      • German
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Oci dosiroka otvorené
    • Filming locations
      • Sideways Bar Heleni ha-Malka St 5, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Production companies
      • Pimpa Film Productions
      • Riva Filmproduktion
      • Totally
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,258
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,818
      • Feb 7, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $276,576
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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