Lazer and Bati have three children. They live in an ultra-Orthodox Judaist community where family values are highly esteemed and talking about sex is a taboo. Everyday life for the happy family changes when Lazer falls victim to blackmail. There are photos that compromise the man. Eventually, he has to confess to Bati that he has an attraction to another man that goes beyond friendship. Bati who cares for her family in every way is supportive of her husband, because she believes this abnormality can be cured.

Nir Bergman’s film immediately captures your attention. It is undoubtedly a high-quality work of narrative cinema in all its characteristic aspects, from the screenplay to post-production. What makes it special, however, is that the family drama is set in an Orthodox Judaist environment. The latter has remained a mysterious closed community for the uninitiated. The authors thus open a little door to an unknown world with its own set of beliefs and rules. Orientation does not ask about your religion.

Mihkel Möölman