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Unorthodox

Unorthodox

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8.5

A well-acted fact-based thriller about untangling the grip of a close-knit community

TV Show

Germany
English, German, Yiddish
Drama
2020

What it's about

A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians -- until her past comes calling.

The take

This excellent new miniseries is a drama that takes place in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family. Esty, a nineteen-year-old girl who is unhappy in her arranged marriage, escapes this community and travels from New York to Berlin in hopes of starting a new life. Like all good realistic dramas, there are no truly bad people in Unorthodox. Everyone is trying to do what they think is right, which still makes for very complicated situations. Esty is played by Israeli actor Shira Haas and I know this word is overused but she really is a revelation.

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Good acting and a good story, but drawn out and vacuous using sex as a filler. Also, holes in plausibility and possibility especially becoming part of the music school and friend group.

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