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Unorthodox

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
97K
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POPULARITY
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Shira Haas and Amit Rahav in Unorthodox (2020)
Unorthodox
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Story of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.Story of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.Story of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.

  • Creator
    • Anna Winger
  • Stars
    • Shira Haas
    • Amit Rahav
    • Jeff Wilbusch
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    97K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,935
    612
    • Creator
      • Anna Winger
    • Stars
      • Shira Haas
      • Amit Rahav
      • Jeff Wilbusch
    • 334User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 13 wins & 35 nominations total

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    Shira Haas
    Shira Haas
    • Esther Shapiro
    • 2020
    Amit Rahav
    Amit Rahav
    • Yanky Shapiro
    • 2020
    Jeff Wilbusch
    Jeff Wilbusch
    • Moishe Lefkovitch
    • 2020
    Alex Reid
    Alex Reid
    • Leah Mandelbaum Schwartz
    • 2020
    Ronit Asheri
    Ronit Asheri
    • Malka Schwartz
    • 2020
    Delia Mayer
    Delia Mayer
    • Miriam Shapiro
    • 2020
    Dina Doron
    Dina Doron
    • Babby
    • 2020
    David Mandelbaum
    • Zeidy
    • 2020
    Gera Sandler
    Gera Sandler
    • Mordecai Schwartz
    • 2020
    Lili Rosen
    • Rabbi
    • 2020
    Aaron Altaras
    Aaron Altaras
    • Robert
    • 2020
    Tamar Amit-Joseph
    Tamar Amit-Joseph
    • Yael
    • 2020
    Langston Uibel
    Langston Uibel
    • Axmed
    • 2020
    Safinaz Sattar
    • Dasia
    • 2020
    Felix Mayr
    Felix Mayr
    • Mike
    • 2020
    Aziz Dyab
    Aziz Dyab
    • Salim
    • 2020
    Yousef 'Joe' Sweid
    Yousef 'Joe' Sweid
    • Karim
    • 2020
    Isabel Schosnig
    Isabel Schosnig
    • Nina
    • 2020
    • Creator
      • Anna Winger
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews334

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    10sjgarson-73183

    Magnificent! Beautiful movie with powerful performances

    This little gem packs such a punch, it really is a little masterclass. I found myself rooting for certain outcomes with the introduction of every character. The cast is so well put together it is hard not to be engrossed in this world, a world that the producers have presented with such an authentic feel. I was hooked and found it very hard to take a break; I watched the 4 episodes in 2 sittings. Several emotional scenes are played out so well and effortlessly you forget you are watching netflix.

    A stunning must see.
    10brebeard

    Humbled

    I cried a little while I reflected a lot. Beautifully told story. Wonderfully acted. Etsy's journey was relatable not because she was Jewish but because she was a young woman on a journey to womanhood, independence, Self-efficacy
    9jacklynebetty

    Near 10/10

    As Deborah Feldman said in the Making of Unorthodox, the languages spoken may be foreign to some, but the happenings within the story line are universally understood.

    Completely underrated.
    8cordenw

    I spent a month in Williamsburg and it felt like a lifetime

    This is a very well made movie, breaking through the fiberglass batting insulation of the Hasidic community in Brooklyn, to help us understand the feeling we get when we walk through .

    For the month I was there , not one single person of that particular costumed community said as much as a "good day" to me or even made eye contact. I felt like I was in (and in FACT I was in ) a foreign country.

    I walked for miles and miles almost every day trying to understand what was giving me this feeling of being a complete alien... I've never been in a community like it in my life before.

    It slowly dawned on me that this was the way the culture operates, outsiders are outsiders and there's no way they'll be allowed in.

    As I got to the peripheries , close to Prospect Park, the oppressive weight started to lift as the Latino and Italian neighbourhoods smiled back at me and straightened me up.

    How can two cultures be so different when they are so close together?

    The story told in this series, about a young girl trying to escape the strictures of an arranged marriage, sounds as though it could apply to any of the young Jewish girls I saw pushing strollers with two or three kids hanging on to their apron strings.

    It's hard not to be taken aback at the depth of control and the level of obedience imposed on both the men and the women of this sect but it obviously works for most of them, as the community seems to thrive.(Just look at the Amish Community if you want a reference point)

    The acting is just superb and the director manages to evoke sympathy for the naive husband who, in a way, is trapped in the same unhappiness. The girl who plays the lead (Esty) is a wonderful actress who is able to go from beautiful young bride to-be, to a dowdy potential baby factory and back to a free young woman again and she does it convincingly.

    The rest of the cast draws us in to the culture in a way that could never happen in real life but in the end you're no closer to understanding why it continues to be so different.

    I really enjoyed the story and the portrayals, it has a bittersweet ending and I felt better for having watched it.
    9zippytango

    Spellbinding

    Unorthodox is literally spellbinding. When I started the first episode, I had to watch them all, on the spot. I couldn't tear myself away. That never happens. Shira Haas plays Esty, and she is simply amazing. This story sheds light on the mysterious orthodox Jewish tribes or communities in what must be quite a realistic manner. It's fascinating, but viewers quickly identify with Esty's feelings of being smothered and of not belonging. One thing the film did so very well was bringing the viewer to see what it was like for Esty to experience so many things we take for granted, for the first time, and how those experiences captivate her and make us feel quite lucky to have access to them without a second thought. At the same time, I felt for the community, her tribe... they are different, but that's life. The only thing they are guilty of is making it too difficult for those wishing to leave. I haven't read the book the film is based on but I will now.

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    • Trivia
      Actor Jeff Wilbusch, who plays Moische Lefkovitch, actually was raised in an ultra-orthodox Hasidic family, which he left when he was 13 years old.
    • Goofs
      The bathroom of Esty and Yanky's Brooklyn apartment has a European style toilet (tank) because most of the series interiors were filmed in Berlin.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #3.72 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Boogaflow
      Written and composed by José Miguel Ortegon (Sr Ortegon)

      Produced and performed by José Miguel Ortegon (Sr Ortegon)

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Yiddish
      • Arabic
      • Polish
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • هاربة من الماضي
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Studio Airlift
      • Real Film Berlin
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    • Runtime
      53 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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