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The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
Comedy · 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.
Movie details
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
2018 Comedy 1h 34m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Steiner
Written by
Thomas Meyer
Noémie Schmidt
Laura
Joel Basman
Motti
Sunnyi Melles
Mrs. Silberzweig
Udo Samel
Tate Moishe Wolkenbruch
Inge Maux
Mame Judith Wolkenbruch
Alexander Seibt
Lecturer
Oriana Schrage
Dana Wolkenbruch
Court is in session
Put The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.