Trembling Before G-d ( Ils tremblent devant Dieu )

Trembling Before G-d (DVD) (*)

$26.99

Original Title: Ils tremblent devant Dieu
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Israel ( Africa, Middle East )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Sandi Simcha Dubowski

Written By:
Sandi Simcha Dubowski

Actors:
Sandi Simcha Dubowski

Synopsis:

Shot in six countries, this documentary shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. As the film unfolds, we meet a range of complex individuals - some hidden, some out - from the world's first openly gay Orthodox rabbi to closeted, married Hasidic gays and lesbians to those abandoned by religious families to Orthodox lesbian high-school sweethearts. Many have been tragically rejected and their pain is raw, yet with irony, humor and resilience, they love, care, struggle, and debate with a thousands-year old tradition. Ultimately, they are forced to question how they can pursue truth and faith in their lives--and survive--while upholding the universal struggle to belong.

Documentary about the experiences of gay men and lesbians within Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish communities. Shot over five years in Brooklyn, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, London, Miami and San Francisco.

A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 16 March, 2009.

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