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Eyes Wide Open

Summary: A married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.

Release Date: September 02, 2009

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Haim Tabakman

Writer: Merav Doster

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Pimpa Film Productions, Riva Filmproduktion, Totally, Yes, Keshet Broadcasting, Israel Film Fund, Schleswig-Holstein Film Commission, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Israel Film Council, Israeli Film Fund

Distributor: First Run Features

Countries: Israel, Germany, France

Language: Hebrew

Domestic: $ 26,258

International: $ 250,318

Box office:

Domestic:$26.3KInternational:$250.3KWorldwide:$276.6K

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24% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

40% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White50%Arab20%Latino20%Jewish10%

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Review: "Eyes Wide Open"

Gay ultra-orthodox Jews have a forbidden love affair in Israel’s “Eyes Wide Open,” a tense drama with some nicely-done moments that isn’t as powerful as “Brokeback Mountain.”...

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Feb 5th 2010

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