Eyes Wide Open
RomanceDrama
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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A deeply felt, quietly devastating exploration of suppressed desire within a rigid religious community. It's a film that simmers with unspoken tension and profound yearning, offering a poignant look at the struggle for self-acceptance against overwhelming odds.
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affectationjerusalembutcherlgbtorthodoxsombergay themeauthoritarian
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