
In Jerusalem's orthodox neighborhoods, it's Succoth, seven days celebrating life's essentials in a sukkah, a temporary shack of both deprivation and hospitality. A devout couple, Moshe and Mali, married nearly five years and childless, are broke and praying for a miracle. Suddenly, miracles abound: a friend finds Moshe a sukkah he says is abandoned, Moshe is the beneficiary of local charitable fundraising, and two escaped convicts arrive on Moshe and Mali's doorstep in time t... (Full plot summary below)
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In Jerusalem's orthodox neighborhoods, it's Succoth, seven days celebrating life's essentials in a sukkah, a temporary shack of both deprivation and hospitality. A devout couple, Moshe and Mali, married nearly five years and childless, are broke and praying for a miracle. Suddenly, miracles abound: a friend finds Moshe a sukkah he says is abandoned, Moshe is the beneficiary of local charitable fundraising, and two escaped convicts arrive on Moshe and Mali's doorstep in time to be their ushpizin - their guests. The miracles then become trials. Rabbinical advice, absolution, an effort to avoid anger, and a 1000-shekel citron figure in Moshe's dark night of the soul.
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| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterAn unexpected delight from an unlikely source, Ushpizin is the first feature film set inside the closed community of Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Jews. |
| Jerusalem PostHannah BrownUshpizin is a ground-breaking, enjoyable, and original movie that humanizes and dramatizes the haredi lifestyle. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoOn paper, Ushpizin (Aramaic for "holy guests") looks like a hard sell. It works, however, thanks to a witty script and believable performances from real-life husband and wife. |
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchFrom several perspectives, Ushpizin is a marvel. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneJeff StricklerViewers who aren't familiar with Orthodox Jewish culture might have trouble fully relating to this Israeli film. But everyone should be able to appreciate its heartwarming tone. |
| Orlando WeeklySteve SchneiderIts best asset is its story, a tale of mounting complications that would be right at home in the Old Testament or on the classic American stage. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunThis is a rare look inside the Orthodox community in Jerusalem and it's educational as well as entertaining. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthA sweetly compassionate Israeli offering that has its heart firmly established in the home and the hearth. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonExplores a world most of us know little or nothing about, and does it respectfully. |
| Bangitout.comJordan HillerAn orthodox Jew will identify and thereby raise the level of the movie to something beyond the temporal film experience |