Haim Tabakman's Eyes Wide Open looks at the life of an Orthodox Jewish man living in Jerusalem. Aaron is devout, married with children, and runs a small butcher shop. His ordered existence is thrown into turmoil when he admits a young Orthodox man, Ezri, into his shop on a rainy day and ultimately offering him a job and a place to stay. Strangely alluring, Ezri awakens something in Aaron and the two begin a forbidden affair. But in the closed world of the ultra-Orthodox quarter, where group pressures enforce conformity, Aaron is forced to choose between this passion and his duty to his wife, his children, and his faith. A compelling, well-directed film, in some ways comparable to Brokeback Mountain, one which I feel needs a second viewing before I can fully evaluate. (7.5/10)
Video: interview with director Haim Tabakman.
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