The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)

Original title

Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse

Directed by

Michael Steiner

Genre

comedy film

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

6

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 158 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich struggles between his traditional family expectations and his growing attraction to a non-Jewish woman. He tries to find his own path while dating within the community.

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What happens

The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (German: Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse, lit. 'Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey Into the Arms of a Shiksa') is a 2018 Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Michael Steiner. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It is based on Swiss author Thomas Meyer's debut novel, also called Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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