Hyde Park Picture House

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Eyes Wide Open

Time
On 31st July - 3.20 PM
Other showings
From 31st July - 4th August
Starring:
Ran Danker, Zohar Shtrauss, Tzahi Grad
Director
Dir. Haim Tabakmant
Duration
96mins
Country
DE/FR
Year
2010
Synopsis:

A touching story of forbidden love in Jerusalem's Orthodox community, EYES WIDE OPEN showed to critical acclaim at both the Toronto International Film Festival and the 53rd London Film Festival in 2009, scooping praise to accompany numerous awards. After the death of his father, Aaron Fleishman (Shtrauss, LEBANON) inherits the family kosher butcher's shop. When a young Yeshiva student named Ezri (Ran Danker, RESTLESS) arrives on the scene, Aaron finds himself inexplicably drawn to the boy and pursues a relationship that will see him ostracised by the denouncing townspeople. Tabakman's feature debut is a dark yet delicate morality tale that juxtaposes strict religious values with a forbidden sexual yearning.

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Critical reaction:

  • An explosive film...you leave the film with a sense of characters and lives transformed utterly.

    THE TIMES

  • One of the best and most moving love stories you’ll ever see. Absolutely top drawer.

    LITTLE WHITE LIES