
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 forbids homosexuality.... (Full plot summary below)
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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 forbids homosexuality.
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| New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinDeeply moving and exceptionally gracious piece of documentary filmmaking. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannIt's that dilemma -- a commitment to Orthodox life, the refusal to deny one's sexuality and the fear of expulsion once that sexuality is revealed -- that director Sandi Simcha DuBowski illustrates so powerfully. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyAn unexpectedly moving family portrait of cousins we didn't know we had. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWhile the compiled testimony is strong, some larger context is missing. |
| Boston GlobeLoren KingExamines this dilemma with compassion and sensitivity. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottDirector Sandi Simcha DuBowski latches on to a provocative subject and invests it with a compelling tenderness. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasDuBowski has cast admirably far and wide for his interviews, giving the work global scope. In some instances, DuBowski is pretty clearly a proactive documentarian, inspiring some of his interviewees to dare to take steps that are risky and revealing. |
| L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmRemarkable exploration of sexuality and the Jewish faith. |
| Portland OregonianKim MorganThe film seems to resonate even for people who aren't Jewish or gay, as there are so many people touched by homosexuality and religion. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenA provocative documentary that shines light on a little-explored dimension of the international debate regarding homosexuality and religion: that of gays and lesbians who also wish to belong to the Orthodox and Hassidic Jewish communities. |