The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic70/100
80 audience votes
Key crew
- Haim TabakmanDirector
- Merav DosterScreenplay
- Nathaniel MéchalyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Zohar ShtraussAaron Fleischman
- Ran DankerEzri
- TinkerbellRivka Fleischman
- Tzahi GradRabbi Vaisben
- Isaac SharryMordechai
- Avi GrainikIsrael Fischer
- Eva Zrihen-AttaliSara
- Haim ZanatiUltraorthodox
- Mati AtlasEx-Boy Friend
Stills
Themes
affectationjerusalembutcherlgbtorthodoxsombergay themeauthoritarian