The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
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Wolkenbruch’s Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa
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Wolkenbruch
Directed by:
Michael SteinerScreenplay:
Thomas MeyerCinematography:
Michael SaxerComposer:
Adrian FrutigerCast:
Joel Basman, Noémie Schmidt, Udo Samel, Sunnyi Melles, Inge Maux, Lena Kalisch, Aaron Arens, Meytal Gal, Eli Gornstein, Idit Teperson, Rachel Braunschweig (more)VOD (1)
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Motti Wolkenbruch, a Geneva-based, Jewish college student, strays from the expectations of his mother and his Orthodox upbringing when he falls for a non-Jewish classmate, a “shiksa.” Adapting his own best-selling novel, screenwriter Thomas Meyer breaks the fourth wall with Yiddish lessons and commentary from his likeable protagonist. Encompassing a liberating trip to sexually free Tel Aviv, Motti’s journey to self-determination is full of heartache and humor. (Chicago International Film Festival)
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Finally a Jewish comedy that was incomprehensible for me in places, but at the same time I didn’t mind it and had quite a good time. Motti’s orthodox faith collided with everyday modern reality, and watching how starkly different those two things might be was rather entertaining.
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