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1) Disobedience
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Ronit (Rachel Weisz) returns to the Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend Esti (Rachel McAdams). Once reunited, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality. Winner of Best Supporting Actor (Alessandro Nivola) and nominated for Best British Independent Film at the **British Independent Film Awards.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film...
2) Un secret
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Français
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A young boy who has a vivid imagination dreams up a brother for himself and a better past for his family. On his 15th birthday he finds his dreams shattered when he uncovers a shocking secret that ties his family to the Holocaust.
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Carol: Two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her twenties, Therese is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol, an alluring woman trapped in...
5) Jewtopia
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"Christian O'Connell and Adam Lipschitz are two childhood friends who reunite as adults to help each other land the women of their dreams. Chris wants to marry Allison, a Jewish girl, so that he'll never have to make another decision for as long as he lives. Adam is on the verge of getting married to Hannah, but isn't happy about it. When Chris enlists Adam's help in pretending to be Jewish so that Allison will date him, cultures collide and chaos...
7) The chosen
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Two teenagers at the time of the Normandy invasion in 1944 are friends but they are divided by the same thing that unites them--their faith. Though both are devout Jews, there's a subtle difference. Danny is an Hasidic Jew, brought up to accept faith blindly by his father--an ultra-orthodox rabbi who rejects the 20th century for the special joys of centuries--old tradition. Reuven, on the other hand, has been brought up by his father who is a secular...
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This quirky and wry comedy follows three Jewish Israeli siblings, Dorona and her brothers Netanel and Shai, who, in the wake of their mother's death, learn the man who raised them is not their biological dad. The revelation sends them on a road trip from Israel across France to discover the truth about their birth father. It explores an unraveling family secret and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery that follows.
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A Jewish family struggles to come to terms with the fact that their son is gay after he comes out of the closet at his cousin's wedding. Every attempt to understand their son's lifestyle and keep it a secret ends in failure when he and his partner try to adopt a child, blowing the lid off the closet door.
10) When do we eat?
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On the night of the Seder, an old school dad that's tough on his sons is slipped Ecstasy in order to give him new perspective on life. When the mother brings a handsome stranger to dinner and the kids take sides, a disaster is in the making!
13) Shiva baby
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Attending a family shiva with her parents, college student Danielle gets quizzed about her life and future plans by various relatives, encounters her ex-girlfriend Maya as well as her sugar daddy Max, his wife Kim and their baby.
14) Un secret
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Français
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L'exploration d'un lourd secret de famille et l'histoire d'une passion, à travers le voyage intérieur de François, un enfant solitaire qui s'invente un frère et imagine le passé de ses parents. Le jour de ses quinze ans, une amie de la famille révèle au jeune François une vérité boulversante, mais qui lui permet enfin de se construire.
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"Follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith."--P. [4] of cover.
16) Daniel
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A fictionalized account of the son of a Jewish couple who are branded as spies and put to death by the U.S. government. Believing that his parents were wrongly convicted and executed, their son Daniel Isaacson, an anti-war activist, sets out to clear their name. The film flips back and forth from the story of Daniel and the story of his parents. Based on the real case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
17) Jewtopia
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Christian O'Connell and Adam Lipschitz are two childhood friends who reunite as adults to help each other land the women of their dreams. Chris wants to marry Allison, a Jewish girl, so that he'll never have to make another decision. Adam is on the verge of getting married to Hannah, whom he is not content with. When Chris enlists Adam's help in pretending to be Jewish so that Allison will date him, cultures collide and chaos ensues!