Eyes Wide Open
Alternative title: Einayim Pekukhoth

Directed by Haim Tabakman

A married butcher in Jerusalem falls for his young male apprentice, risking his family and community's disapproval.
Eyes Wide Open is a powerful Israeli gay drama about a married Orthodox man whose relationship with a younger stranger threatens every part of his carefully ordered life. Zohar Strauss and Ran Danker are excellent, and Haim Tabakman’s restraint makes the conflict between faith, community and desire deeply affecting.

Eyes Wide Open

Alternative title: Einayim Pekukhoth

Directed by Haim Tabakman

A married butcher in Jerusalem falls for his young male apprentice, risking his family and community's disapproval.

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Eyes Wide Open is a powerful Israeli gay drama about a married Orthodox man whose relationship with a younger stranger threatens every part of his carefully ordered life. Zohar Strauss and Ran Danker are excellent, and Haim Tabakman’s restraint makes the conflict between faith, community and desire deeply affecting.