The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him, because they all look just like her. The situation gets even more complicated, when Motti secretly falls in love with the non-Jewish girl Laura, a so-called Shiksa.
Noémie Schmidt
Laura
Joel Basman
Motti
Sunnyi Melles
Mrs. Silberzweig
Udo Samel
Tate Moishe Wolkenbruch
Inge Maux
Mame Judith Wolkenbruch
Alexander Seibt
Lecturer
Oriana Schrage
Dana Wolkenbruch
Philippe Graber
Optician
Kamil Krejčí
Schmulik
Lena Kalisch
Michèle Blattgrün
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch is a comedy film released in 2018. Directed by Michael Steiner, it stars Noémie Schmidt, Joel Basman, Sunnyi Melles. The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him, because they all look just like her. The situation gets even more complicated, when Motti secretly falls in love with the non-Jewish girl Laura, a so-called Shiksa.
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