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The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch

Original title: Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse
  • 20182018
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.3K
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Joel Basman in Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse (2018)
  • Comedy
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Young Jewish man bucks orthodox traditions (and mother's meddling) by shaving, shopping outside the faithful, and considering a shiksa for a wife.Young Jewish man bucks orthodox traditions (and mother's meddling) by shaving, shopping outside the faithful, and considering a shiksa for a wife.Young Jewish man bucks orthodox traditions (and mother's meddling) by shaving, shopping outside the faithful, and considering a shiksa for a wife.
IMDb RATING
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4.3K
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  • Director
    • Michael Steiner
  • Writer
    • Thomas Meyer
  • Stars
    • Joel Basman
    • Noémie Schmidt
    • Udo Samel
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Steiner
  • Writer
    • Thomas Meyer
  • Stars
    • Joel Basman
    • Noémie Schmidt
    • Udo Samel
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    • 39User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    • Motti Wolkenbruchas Motti Wolkenbruch
    Noémie Schmidt
    Noémie Schmidt
    • Lauraas Laura
    Udo Samel
    Udo Samel
    • Tate Moishe Wolkenbruchas Tate Moishe Wolkenbruch
    Sunnyi Melles
    Sunnyi Melles
    • Frau Silberzweigas Frau Silberzweig
    Inge Maux
    • Mame Judith Wolkenbruchas Mame Judith Wolkenbruch
    Lena Kalisch
    Lena Kalisch
    • Michal Süskindas Michal Süskind
    Aaron Arens
    • Yossias Yossi
    Meytal Gal
    Meytal Gal
    • Jaelas Jael
    • (as Meytal Gal Swisa)
    Eli Gorenstein
    Eli Gorenstein
    • Rabbi Jonathanas Rabbi Jonathan
    • (as Eli Gornstein)
    Idit Teperson
    Idit Teperson
    • Malka the Rabbi's Wifeas Malka the Rabbi's Wife
    Rachel Braunschweig
    Rachel Braunschweig
    • Frau Süsskindas Frau Süsskind
    Lea Whitcher
    • Bracha Freudenbergas Bracha Freudenberg
    Friederike Frerichs
    • Bubbe Wolkenbruchas Bubbe Wolkenbruch
    Michael von Burg
    • Schloime Wolkenbruchas Schloime Wolkenbruch
    Oriana Schrage
    • Dana Wolkenbruchas Dana Wolkenbruch
    Oliver Rickenbacher
    • David Wolkenbruchas David Wolkenbruch
    Judith Goldberg
    • Ruth Wolkenbruchas Ruth Wolkenbruch
    Shelley Kästner
    • Frau Freudenbergas Frau Freudenberg
    • Director
      • Michael Steiner
    • Writer
      • Thomas Meyer
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    Young orthodox Jew Mordechai Wolkenbruch, called Motti, has a serious problem: All the women, whom his mama introduces to him as potential wives, look just like her. Fellow student Laura, however, does not, at all - but unfortunately she is a schikse. She wears pants, has a nice tuches, drinks gin and tonic, and swears. Motti begins to have doubts about the predetermined path given by his parents as the road for him to follow? His obedience towards his mother's disturbing methods starts to fade as his passion for Laura grows. Things take their course, and very soon Motti comes to a conclusion: even schiksen can be totally nuts. —Thomas Meyer
    • bare chested male
    • leek
    • jewish family
    • grocery store
    • mother son relationship
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Switzerland for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.
    • Quotes

      Motti: There's a very clear scheme of life for Jewish men: we are born, get circumcised on the eighth day, have our Bar Mitzvah at the age of thirteen, and later we marry a Jewish woman who is as pious as we are. And then it's time to make babies, one after another. And in between, we work and pray, become grandfathers and great-grandfathers until, one day, we die, and the soul becomes bound up in the eternal bundle of life. So it is written. Everything nicely laid out, whether you like it or not.

    • Connections
      Spoofs Psycho (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      Go Go Go
      Written by Daniel Wyttenbach, Daniel Schläppi, Thomas Schläppi, Kevin Chesham, Mathias Schenk

      Performed by Death by Chocolate

    User reviews39

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    8/10
    Painfully funny
    A very entertaining film, even hilarious. annoyingly enough I watched it with a bruised rib and the laughter was quite painful for me. enjoyed it very much!
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    • chrismiedema
    • Oct 27, 2019

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • German
      • Yiddish
      • Hebrew
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wolkenbruch
    • Filming locations
      • Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Production companies
      • DCM Pictures
      • DCM Productions
      • Schweizer Fernsehen (SF)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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