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Christa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 10:19 AM
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Eyes Wide Open, a love story between two Orthodox Jewish men, provoked anger at its screening


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It is a love story between two Orthodox Jewish men set in Jerusalem. Despite trying to keep their affair secret, the pair are threatened with violence by the community's elders, leading to tragedy.

Director Haim Tabakman knew the film would not be easy for some Jews to watch. "This film has a provocative pitch," he says. "Every good film is political."

But he just wants people to face reality. "If you talk about it, it exists, so it's not in their interests to talk about it," he told Al Jazeera.

"It's like the flood with Noah and his ark - the water came to destroy everything but something new came out of it. Sometimes it's good to shake the boat."

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http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/10/20091031142820116973.html
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 10:21 AM
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1. Rocking the boat is good
but you've got to expect the smugly comfortable to object when you do.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 10:43 AM
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2. fascinating. nt
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-07-09 11:01 AM
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3. Pretty daring.
But sounds like a good bear flick.

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