The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
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
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Noémie Schmidt as Laura |
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Joel Basman as Motti |
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Sunnyi Melles as Mrs. Silberzweig |
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Udo Samel as Tate Moishe Wolkenbruch |
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Inge Maux as Mame Judith Wolkenbruch |
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Alexander Seibt as Lecturer |
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Oriana Schrage as Dana Wolkenbruch |
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Philippe Graber as Optician |
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Kamil Krejčí as Schmulik |
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Lena Kalisch as Michèle Blattgrün |
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Rachel Braunschweig as Mrs. Süsskind |
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Meytal Gal as Jael |
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Eli Gorenstein as Rabbi Jonathan |
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Idit Teperson as Malka, Rabbi's wife |
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Andreas Pegler as Sternlicht, opticien |
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Michael Rutman as Mr. Bernstein |
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Aaron Arens as Yossi |
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Shelley Kästner as Mrs. Freudenberg |
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Joey Zimmermann as Mr. Süsskind |
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Friederike Frerichs as Bube Wolkenbruch |
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Ray Baer as Mrs. Bernstein |
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Kaspar Weiss as Paramedic |
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Judith Goldberg as Ruth Wolkenbruch |
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Yotam Korem as Esoteric |
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Siegmund Tischendorf as Audi driver |
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Michael von Burg as Schlote Wolkenbruch |
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Eylon Kindler as Rabbi Wolf |
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Lea Whitcher as Bracha Freudenberg |
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Oliver Rickenbacher as David Wolkenbruch |
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Thomas Meyer as Jitzhak Satyananda |
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Brenna Larsen as Bracha (english voice) |
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Kay Kysela as Wanda's boyfriend (uncredited) |
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Anina Mutter as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Tatjana Ochsner as Student (uncredited) |
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Jessica Oswald as Wanda (uncredited) |
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Zoe Simijonovic as Receptionist (uncredited) |
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Thomas Städeli as Doctor on maternity ward (uncredited) |
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Klemens Niklaus Trenkle as Jewish man (uncredited) |
| Art | Marion Schramm | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pascale Suter | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marc Hollenstein | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Corinna Glaus | Casting |
| Art | Ralf Hübner | Set Decoration |
| Production | Uwe Bünker | Casting |
| Sound | Adrian Frutiger | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michael Schertenleib | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ariel Glazer | Art Direction |
| Sound | Patrick Storck | Sound |
| Directing | Michael Steiner | Director |
| Writing | Thomas Meyer | Writer |
| Production | Hans Syz | Producer |
| Production | Michael Steiger | Producer |
| Production | Anita Wasser | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Saxer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Benjamin Fueter | Editor |