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  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • New Yorker Films
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • New Yorker Films
  • 1 h 20 m
Trembling Before G-d

Summary Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma -- how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. (Simcha Leib Productions)

Directed By: Sandi Simcha Dubowski

  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • New Yorker Films
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • New Yorker Films
  • 1 h 20 m

Trembling Before G-d

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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Summary Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma -- how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. (Simcha Leib Productions)

Directed By: Sandi Simcha Dubowski

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
66
67% Positive
14 Reviews
29% Mixed
6 Reviews
5% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
66
67% Positive
14 Reviews
29% Mixed
6 Reviews
5% Negative
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Deeply moving and exceptionally gracious piece of documentary filmmaking.
By David Ehrenstein FULL REVIEW
80
DuBowski has cast admirably far and wide for his interviews, giving the work global scope. In some instances, DuBowski is pretty clearly a proactive documentarian, inspiring some of his interviewees to dare to take steps that are risky and revealing.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
75
Examines this dilemma with compassion and sensitivity.
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75
While the compiled testimony is strong, some larger context is missing.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
67
A provocative documentary that shines light on a little-explored dimension of the international debate regarding homosexuality and religion: that of gays and lesbians who also wish to belong to the Orthodox and Hassidic Jewish communities.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
50
Strangely unengaging.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
38
It's unfortunate that the people DuBowski profiles tend to be self-indulgent or otherwise unappealing. It's still more unfortunate that the film focuses more on relatively easy issues of acceptance.
By Jonathan Foreman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cinephil, Keshet Broadcasting, Simcha Leib Productions, Turbulent Arts
Release Date Oct 24, 2001
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline The hidden lives of gay and lesbian Orthodox and Hasidic Jews.
Website http://www.tremblingbeforeg-d.com/
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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