Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open

90 mins | Drama, Romance | May 20, 2009

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.

Eyes Wide Open

90 mins | Drama, Romance | May 20, 2009

Eyes Wide Open
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers ARTE, Riva Filmproduktion, ZDF, Israel Fund for Film Production, Pimpa Film Productions, Totally, yes, Keshet Broadcasting, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Israel Film Council
Original title עיניים פקוחות
Directors Haim Tabakman
Writers Merav Doster

Cast

Zohar Shtrauss

as Aaron Fleischman

Ran Danker

as Ezri

Tinkerbell

as Rivka Fleischman

Tzahi Grad

as Rabbi Vaisben

Isaac Sharry

as Mordechai

Avi Grainik

as Israel Fischer

Haim Zanati

as Ultraorthodox

Mati Atlas

as Ex-Boy Friend