The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
2018 · Movie · 94 min · ★ 6.0 · 68% critics
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.
Based on Wolkenbruch
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Details
- Original title
- Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-07-05
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (157 votes)
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Noémie Schmidt
as Laura
Joel Basman
as Motti
Sunnyi Melles
as Mrs. Silberzweig
Udo Samel
as Tate Moishe Wolkenbruch
Inge Maux
as Mame Judith Wolkenbruch
Alexander Seibt
as Lecturer
Oriana Schrage
as Dana Wolkenbruch
Philippe Graber
as Optician
Kamil Krejčí
as Schmulik
Lena Kalisch
as Michèle Blattgrün
Directed by Michael Steiner