The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
2018•1h 34m•6.0•Released
Comedy
The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him, because they all look just like her. The situation gets even more complicated, when Motti secretly falls in love with the non-Jewish girl Laura, a so-called Shiksa.
Director
Michael Steiner
Writer
Thomas Meyer
Languages
Yiddish, Hebrew, German
Studio
Turnus Film
Cast
Noémie Schmidt
Laura
Joel Basman
Motti
Sunnyi Melles
Mrs. Silberzweig
Udo Samel
Tate Moishe Wolkenbruch
Inge Maux
Mame Judith Wolkenbruch
Alexander Seibt
Lecturer
Oriana Schrage
Dana Wolkenbruch
Philippe Graber
Optician
Kamil Krejčí
Schmulik
Lena Kalisch
Michèle Blattgrün
Rachel Braunschweig
Mrs. Süsskind
Meytal Gal
Jael
Eli Gorenstein
Rabbi Jonathan
Idit Teperson
Malka, Rabbi's wife
Andreas Pegler
Sternlicht, opticien
Production
Company
Turnus Film
Company
DCM Pictures
Company
SRF
Company
SRG SSR
Company
Teleclub
Producer
Hans Syz
Producer
Michael Steiger
Producer
Anita Wasser
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