Eyes Wide Open (Einayim Petukhoth)
Pimpa Film Productions / Riva Filmproduktion (2009)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#394
7*
Seen ItYes
(6/29/2016 Amazon Prime)
72022914413
IMDB   7.3
90 mins Israel / Hebrew
DVD  Region 1
Zohar Shtrauss Aaron Fleischman
Ran Danker Ezri
Tzahi Grad Rabbi Vaisben
Isaac Sharry Mordechai
Avi Grainik Israel Fischer
Eva Zrihen-Attali Sara
Haim Zanati Ultraorthodox Weirdo
Mati Atlas Ex-Boy Friend
Iftach Ophir Head of Yeshiva Student in the Butchery
Tinkerbell Rivka Fleischman
Haim Zanati Ultraourthodox Weirdo
Safrira Zachai Fischer's Mother
Lidor Daudi Yakov
Tal Barak David
Bar Kalfin Shimon
Royi Zolicha Nataniel
Eden Alon Iftach
Halil Steuer Child Voice #2
Director/Choreographer
Haim Tabakman
Producer Michael Eckelt
Isabelle Attal
David-Christophe Barrot
Writer/Composer Merav Doster
Cinematography Axel Schneppat


A beautifully affecting love story that has rightly earned comparisons to Brokeback Mountain, Haim Tabakman's potent yet impeccably restrained tale has won awards and accolades at film festivals the world over. Aaron, a pillar in Jerusalem's Orthodox community is respected by friends and family. However, when he hires handsome runaway student Ezri to assist with his business, sexual tensions bristle and the pair cautiously embark on a love affair. Meanwhile, a neighbouring shopkeeper persists in seeing a man of her own choosing, even though she's been promised by her father to another. As forbidden truths come to the fore, these lovers are forced to either confront or relent in the face of a centuries-old religious community, with startling results.
Edition Details
Original Title Einayim Petukhoth
Release Date 2009
Subtitles English
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/29/2016
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Purchase Price $15.66
Tags HIV/AIDS, intergenerational
Links + Review: NY Times
Einayim Petukhoth at Core for Movies
TheMovieDb.org
IMDB
References
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Notes
A gripping film --poignant -- restrained. I would have given ity a higher rating if it were not for the ending.