A fascinating look into what is usually a hidden world, one that is just as fundamentalist as anything that can be found in Islam or evangelical Christianity. And just as horrifically homophobic. I couldn't keep my eyes of the screen. Enjoy. Einaym Pkuhot:Eyes Wide Open (2009) - Haim Tabakman Director:Haim Tabakman Writer:Merav Doster Release Date:2009 Genre:Drama Plot:A married, Orthodox Jewish father of four falls in love with a twenty two year old male student. Runtime:91 min Country:Israel, Germany, France Language:Hebrew, Yiddish Subtitles:English srt Further Info:See ScreenShots Cast Zohar Shtrauss ... Aaron Fleischman Ran Danker ... Ezri Tinkerbell ... Rivka Fleischman 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 Safrira Zachai ... Fischer's Mother Lidor Daudi ... Yakov Tal Barak ... David Bar Kalfin ... Shimon Royi Zolicha ... Nataniel Synopsis Homosexuality in the Orthodox community is the subject of a very dark and disturbing film, Eyes Wide Open (Einaym Pkuhot), which premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival. Aaron Fleishman (Zohar Shtrauss) is a father of 4 who takes over the family kosher butcher shop following the death of his father. Aaron's observant world is turned upside down with the arrival of a young Yeshiva student Ezri (Ran Danker). When Aaron and Ezri begin spending time together, Aaron is quickly ostracised within the Orthodox community. Confronted by Rabbi Vaisben (Tzahi Grad), Aaron declares he was dead before meeting Ezri. We see how quickly social control turns violent and ugly in the Orthodox community when Ezri is forced to leave. Eyes Wide Open is set during a dark and wet winter in al-Qods. Rain and the darkness of night are used as metaphors for the ritual of cleansing and the omnipresent pressure to conform in the Orthodox community. It has a strong cast and delivers a powerful message in a country divided by debates about the growing influence of the Orthodox Jewish community. IMDB Link http://uk.imdb. com/title/ tt1424327/ Hotfile Links http://hotfile. com/dl/45058630/ 4398527/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. avi.001.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45058714/ d4e03e4/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. avi.002.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45065076/ bbad414/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. avi.003.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45065162/ b5beb43/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. avi.004.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45075427/ 29da697/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. avi.005.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45075472/ a30db36/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. avi.006.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45081568/ ebd2cdb/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. avi.007.html Subtitles http://hotfile. com/dl/45058787/ 56bff6c/Einaym_ Pkuhot_2009. srt.html
