Underplayed Gems

A Touch Away (2007)

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Original title
מרחק נגיעה
Directed by
Ron Ninio
Genre
drama
Country
Israel
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A secular Jewish immigrant from Russia and a young Haredi woman fall in love. They live in the same building in Bnei Brak, where their families come from opposite worlds.

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What happens

A Touch Away (Hebrew: מרחק נגיעה, romanized: Merchak Negi'aa) is a record-breaking Israeli drama television miniseries, winner of The Television Academy award פרס האקדמיה לטלוויזיה, . It was first aired in January 23, 2007 and in 2008 was bought by HBO. It was the second Israeli drama series to be bought by HBO after BeTipul. Set in Bnei Brak, a city to the east of Tel Aviv, within the larger Tel Aviv District, in Israel, A Touch Away has been described as a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, focusing on two families from the two poles of the secular and orthodox societies living in the same building in Bnei Brak. Against all odds, Zurik Mintz, a young secular Jewish immigrant from Russia, falls in love with young Roch'le Berman from the city's Haredi (orthodox) community. Using this relationship as the basis for the story, the series explores the lives of new immigrants, non-religious, and religious Jews in Israel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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