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Aaron, a respectable butcher in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day, he meets Ezri, a handsome twenty-two year old student, and soon falls in love with him. He then starts to neglect his family and community life, swept away by his love and lust for Ezri. Meanwhile, paralleling this relationship, a neighbouring shopkeeper persists in seeing a man of her own choosing, even though she's been promised by her father to another.
Eventually, guilt, torment and pressure from the community will catch up with the forbidden affairs, leading them to make radical decisions...
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What I liked about Eyes Wide Open was that, though set in Israel, it is neither a film based on shock factor nor is it a film that focused on an attack or even really comments on religion. The film doesn't rely on sensationalism, and though it is based in a rather unusual setting- that of the most Orthodox area within Israel, it is instead a very sombre story of two people dealing with forbidden love.
The film is done beautifully, with breathtaking shots of a place I've wanted to visit my entire life. The characters are developed well, and I felt myself truly sympathising with the hardships of their relationships. I think a lot of that has to do with the feeling of restraint the film evokes, with glances exchanged or a fleeting touch.
Though the film is short, about 90 minutes approximately, the fantastic acting and well thought out script leave the viewer not only wanting more, but truly immersed in the lives of these men.
5/5!
The film is done beautifully, with breathtaking shots of a place I've wanted to visit my entire life. The characters are developed well, and I felt myself truly sympathising with the hardships of their relationships. I think a lot of that has to do with the feeling of restraint the film evokes, with glances exchanged or a fleeting touch.
Though the film is short, about 90 minutes approximately, the fantastic acting and well thought out script leave the viewer not only wanting more, but truly immersed in the lives of these men.
5/5!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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First of all, an extraordinary and unusual sociological portrait of the jewish orthodox community, that one normally doesn't happen to see or experience in everyday life.
Furthermore, a wonderfull and authentic love story: all excellent actors, beautiful dialogs, intelligently set sceneries and enjoyably calm atmospheres.
What a diamond among today's loud and gaudy mainstream Hollywood cinema!
Furthermore, a wonderfull and authentic love story: all excellent actors, beautiful dialogs, intelligently set sceneries and enjoyably calm atmospheres.
What a diamond among today's loud and gaudy mainstream Hollywood cinema!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Unforbidden gay love set in a orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem, Israel. A family man employs a new young stranger to work in his butcher, and soon discovers he has feeling for this young man. it's nothing new the story, but the setting is different, topical, political and very up to date. A story not told before in my experience, beside Trembling Before GD which was a documentary. My god does the director know how to draw performances from his actors. it's very subtle and inventive, a wonderful discovery, i was so moved my heart ached for them so much. it's more than a love story, it makes you think and question Israel and it's hypocritical regime, but it does this not in a judgmental way, a very powerful film.
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missing text on the subtitles
Not having seen the film as yet but according to the reviews on the subtitles, many have voiced the opinion that there seems to be a great deal of missing text when viewing the... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Michael Bell
an important film
You really have to admire a director like Haim Tabakman for bringing a story like this to the screen and getting it shown at Cannes with all the subsequent distribution. Read more
Published 3 months ago by schumann_bg
Kosher Meat, Orthodox Jews, Modesty Guards and Huge Beards!
This is one that is hard to place in existing genres. It tells of the story of Aaron Fleischman (Butcher played by Zohar Shtrauss), who is actually a butcher and purveyor of all... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tommy D
A bleak parable on the evils of homosexuality
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Published 7 months ago by Jamie B
Being gay and orthodox Jew isn't a piece of cake
It's not a first gay-theme motion picture coming from Israel, but definitely one of a kind. Gays among orthodox Jews. Very specific and delicate matter. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Pitbulltje
Eyes wide open - DVD (2009).
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Published 7 months ago by Desmond Anthony Gowdy
Superb
the foreseen as 'forbidden-love act' between two marvellous soft-spoken males with big hearts and mutual respects. Read more
Published 9 months ago by september baby
Analysis of the effects of a community under oppression
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS
I delayed buying this DVD, despite seeing numerous trailers and having watched two other Israel-located films (one The Bubble, the... Read more
I delayed buying this DVD, despite seeing numerous trailers and having watched two other Israel-located films (one The Bubble, the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Dan Filson
Unreported world
A fascinating examination of a world that's completely alien to most of us, and rarely seen in film and TV - and never in gay-themed work. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Zee Jai
Eyes Wide Open
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Published 12 months ago by J. C. Russell
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