Eyes Wide Open Page #2

Synopsis: Aaron (Zohar Shtrauss), a respected butcher and a family man in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, leads a conservative life of community devotion and spiritual dedication. Aaron's life undergoes a series of emotional changes following the arrival of a young apprentice (Ran Danker) to his shop. Consumed with lust, the handsome "Yeshiva" student irreversibly transforms the intricate beliefs in the once-devoted butcher's life - leading Aaron to question his relationships with his wife Rivka (Tinkerbell), children, community, and God.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Haim Tabakman
Production: Regent Releasing
  3 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
NOT RATED
Year:
2009
91 min
$463,914
Website
225 Views


Aaron?

Aaron?

What?

Can you help me with the meat?

Come.

Turn around.

Softly.

Softly.

A bit more.

Rise up.

Help me.

Through here.

Have you finished?

In a moment.

Okay?

Very good.

Why are you so serious?

Smile. I'm done.

Smile!

Okay?

Are you hungry?

I'm hungry.

So, let's eat something.

You haven't already eaten?

No. I waited for you.

You have a lot of work?

Thanks to G-d.

That's good, isn't it?

Yes.

I met Rabbin Weizman

who is overjoyed

that the butchershop has reopened.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

It's good we're open for the holidays.

Hallowed and blessed be His name.

... that His Kingdom may be announced

in our days

and alive in the House of Israel

in a time near at hand

and all say ''Amen''.

Amen.

He is continuing to see Sarah.

Who?

Isral Fisher.

The boy I showed you.

Look at his father.

The man is suffering.

It's hard to find a groom for Sarah.

How are you, Sarah?

Quite well, thanks to G-d.

My order is ready?

Yes. Right away.

Papa!

Don't run around here.

You know that.

Papa, I have to go to the toilet.

Here you are.

Thanks. How much is it?

You can pay next time.

Get out of here.

You haven't the right to be here.

Get out!

I want to pay.

Mince the meat.

You want to pay. Okay...

Is my meat ready?

The chicken legs...

- Papa, the toilet...

- Stop!

It's raining.

And if you come back later

this evening?

I'll try.

Till later.

Rise up, my love, my fair one,

and come away.

G-d has promised to the righteous

to sit with them in paradise

in one circle.

So it is written in the Talmud,

it is not only for the righteous.

This promise

is valid for each one of us.

How so?

Even the ignorants of Isral

have accomplished

numerous good deeds.

We are all righteous one.

Even the sinners.

If one dons't rise above a challenge,

one must continue to aspire to be good.

He who has succumbed to sin

need not fall into despair.

For G-d will offer him

a new challenge.

When he overcomes this,

even in spite of past transgressions

it will still count for merit.

Your teachings are worth more

than wealth of gold and silver

than wealth of gold and silver

than wealth of gold and silver

than wealth of gold and silver

How can I arive there?

Blessed art Thou, the Eternal,

Master of the Universe,

who brings forth bread

from the earth.

Bon apptit.

It's delicious.

He has been laid to rest

Menachem Fleischman

Blessed be his memory

May his soul be guarded

among the living

Hold yourself well.

Hello.

Hello.

Listen, Aaron.

The guy who is working for you

has nothing to do do here.

What is that supposed to mean?

All this will end badly.

People talk.

He makes people leave the right path.

Patron,

don't introduce him to our home.

Don't welcome him to our synagogue

nor in our neighbourhood.

Ezri!

I didn't wake up.

Do you know, what time it is?

Why didn't you wake me?

Butchershop certified kosher

Closed

This news makes us angry

because of odious crimes

committed in our quarter

by criminals

A terible disaster

threathens the believers

who qui ont pti

en voulant porter secours.

We draw you attention to an evil

that has arisen amongst us.

Wicked people are walking about

and they would pass

as pious ones...

Hello, Sarah. How are you?

Fine, thanks to G-d.

Have you seen Aaron?

No, sorry.

He didn't go to the butchershop?

It's closed.

I haven't seen him.

- You haven't seen him this morning?

- No.

... and that he may bring peace.

Blessings and success...

Jacob!

- What has happened to you?

- G-d protect you.

How was the journey?

I had a lot of work.

What is it?

Everything is fine, Rivka.

It's all in your head.

Hello.

Aaron isn't here?

No.

That's a good sign.

What?

If he left you alone,

that's a good sign.

I would like some shoulder, please.

Certainly.

Could I have a larger piece?

It's fresh, isn't it?

Yes, it's from yesterday.

I'll take all of it.

Could you clean it for me?

Thanks.

Vous avez appris

le faire comme il faut.

Thanks.

It must be hard to be alone.

Come to dinner this evening.

That there may come a great peace

from on high...

and all say ''Amen''.

Amen.

He who has established peace in the

heavens shall establish it amongst us

and above his people of Israel.

Amen.

I'll talk to him

but come with us.

Go there without me.

He's become mad.

- Who?

- Mordecha.

It's enough.

I need you to come, Aaron.

for Sarah.

I have my own troubles.

It's not the time now.

Just now is the ideal moment.

Papa, don't go there.

J'aurais d y mettre fin bien avant.

Vas-y, roule!

Enter.

Good evening to you.

Why have you come?

You know very well why!

- Let us sit down.

- I am fine here.

Isral, you know who we are.

Let's sit down to talk.

There is nothing to say.

Isral, you are going a false path...

The wedding to Sarah has been arranged.

From today on,

keep yourself away from her.

Don't meet

no telephone talks,

no contact whatsoever.

You want to destroy

your daughter's life?

Don't tell me how to act

you insolent brat!

We aren't enjoying ourselves

She is my life.

Leave my daughter alone!

It's another little girl.

If your mother weren't here...

I love her!

For her I would wreck the world.

You love her?

Have you no shame, before her father?

We have put her under custody

to keep her form coming here.

You know what you are doing??

They are knocking at the door.

You shall open.

They've packed everything.

Later, they'll explode.

Your mother cried out,

but noone will come to help you.

Even if you flee to the synagogue

you won't enter it

because all the world shall be aware now.

You can't do what you have in mind

Do you understand?

Nathaniel, pass on to Papa.

Eat.

Papa, I had full marks on the Torah test.

Bravo.

Very good.

Good.

I wanted to show you.

You wern't in the butchershop.

A scandal has arisen in our quarter

You have been alerted!

Announcement to the public

who buy in the butchershop.

One has discovered

that it isn't kosher

in spite of a certificate

affixed to the door.

Beware of unclean nourishment.

We call upon the believers

to avoid this dubious store

where sinners have had the audacity

to disguise themselves and piuos men

to establish themselves

in our quarter...

He is impure!

... The distinguished young man

Yeoudah Stern

will marry the girl of his own age

the honorable virgin, Sarah Katz,

in a blessed ceremony

according to the religion

of Moses and Israel

One has heard

in the mountains of Judea

And in the streets

in the streets

of Jerusalem

Cries of joy and merrymaking...

A scandal has arisen

in our quarter

Blessed and hallowed be His name.

... that His kingdom may be proclaimed

in our day

and living in the House of Israel.

Soon

and in a time close at hand

and all say ''Amen''.

Amen.

It can't continue.

have a family,

a wife, childrem.

And me, I have noone ut you.

I will protect you.

The righteous, you haven't listened to us.

You wish that noone

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Merav Doster

Merav Doster (born 1976 in Israel) is an Israeli female screenwriter. Merav Doster came to fame with her first feature film Eyes Wide Open. Her first film was selected by the Cannes Film Festival in 2009, and competed for two awards: "Un Certain Regard" and the Caméra d'Or.Doster currently lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. more…

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