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Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open

20096.41h 30m

Overview

A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron, living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student. 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.

Directed by Haim Tabakman
Written by Merav Doster
Produced by Michael Eckelt, David C. Barrot, Isabelle Attali
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Top Cast

Zohar Shtrauss

Zohar Shtrauss

Aaron Fleischman

Ran Danker

Ran Danker

Ezri

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Tinkerbell

Rivka Fleischman

Tzahi Grad

Tzahi Grad

Rabbi Vaisben

Isaac Sharry

Isaac Sharry

Mordechai

Avi Grainik

Avi Grainik

Israel Fischer

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Eva Zrihen-Attali

Sara

Haim Zanati

Haim Zanati

Ultraorthodox

M

Mati Atlas

Ex-Boy Friend

Themes & Keywords

jerusalembutcherlgbtorthodoxgay theme

About Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open is a romance, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of jerusalem, butcher, lgbt, orthodox, gay theme. Directed by Haim Tabakman, it stars Zohar Shtrauss, Ran Danker, Tinkerbell. A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron, living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student. 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.

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