Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open

2009
1h 30m
6.5

6.5/10

77 votes • View on IMDb
Romance Drama
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.

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Status: Released

Language: HE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pimpa Film Productions Riva Film Totally ARTE The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports ZDF Keshet Broadcasting Israel Fund for Film Production yes
Production Countries
France Germany Israel
Spoken Languages
Hebrew Yiddish

Keywords

affectation jerusalem butcher lgbt orthodox somber gay theme authoritarian

Quick Facts

Original Title עיניים פקוחות
Release Date May 20, 2009
Status Released
Language HE
IMDb ID tt1424327
Website Visit Site

Cast

Zohar Shtrauss
Zohar Shtrauss

Aaron Fleischman

Ran Danker
Ran Danker

Ezri

Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell

Rivka Fleischman

Tzahi Grad
Tzahi Grad

Rabbi Vaisben

Isaac Sharry
Isaac Sharry

Mordechai

Avi Grainik
Avi Grainik

Israel Fischer

Eva Zrihen-Attali
Eva Zrihen-Attali

Sara

Haim Zanati
Haim Zanati

Ultraorthodox

Mati Atlas
Mati Atlas

Ex-Boy Friend

Key Crew

Haim Tabakman
Director
David C. Barrot
Producer
Michael Eckelt
Producer
Stéphane Tordjemann
Executive Producer
Isabelle Attali
Producer
Merav Doster
Screenplay
Eric Salon
Executive Producer
Michel Madsac
Executive Producer