Eyes Wide Open · LeviOsa

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Eyes Wide Open · LeviOsa

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2009·12

RomanceDrama1h 30m

🍅86%

🍅

86%

Tomatometer

🍿

77%

Popcornmeter

6.5

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorHaim Tabakman

ReleasedMay 20, 2009

StatusReleased

Original languageHebrew

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide12GB

Studios

Pimpa Film Productions

Riva FilmTotally

ARTEThe Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports

ZDF

Cast

Zohar Shtrauss

Zohar Shtrauss

Aaron Fleischman

Ran Danker

Ran Danker

Ezri

Tinkerbell

Rivka Fleischman

Tzahi Grad

Tzahi Grad

Rabbi Vaisben

Isaac Sharry

Isaac Sharry

Mordechai

Avi Grainik

Avi Grainik

Israel Fischer

Eva Zrihen-Attali

Sara

Haim Zanati

Haim Zanati

Ultraorthodox

Mati Atlas

Ex-Boy Friend

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Apple TV Store

Reviews

8 reviews · 6 critics · 1 fan

7 fresh · 0 rotten

E

Ed Koch

RTThe AtlanticJan 13, 2018

Those interested in viewing a lifestyle they never knew--that of the pious gay--while the acceptance of homosexuality is an issue around the world, will be enlightened by this film.

D

Derek Malcolm

RTLondon Evening StandardMay 20, 2010

The simplicity of the tale is its strength and the acting of Zohar Strauss as Aaron and Ran Danker as Ezri is entirely natural.

S

Steve Rose

RTGuardianMay 14, 2010

This is responsible, restrained and intelligent, but if anything, the risky subject material is handled with too much caution.

S

Stefan Pape

RTCommon Sense MediaFeb 20, 2025

Set within Jerusalem's Orthodox Jewish community, this Israeli drama offers an intimate portrayal of a forbidden gay romance.

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Information

Title

Eyes Wide Open

Released

May 20, 2009

Rated

12

Region of Origin

France, Germany

Original Audio

Hebrew

Runtime

1h 30m

Status

Released

Studios

Pimpa Film Productions, Riva Film

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