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- Unorthodox is a German-American drama series loosely based on Deborah Feldman's 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. It is the first Netflix series to be primarily in Yiddish.
Here the cast and creators talk about the making of the series and how it came to be.
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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.
I felt so sorry for Yanky. He really wanted to make it work with Esty. Even was gonna go against everything he was taught but it wasn’t good enough. That made me cry like crazy. He was so naive & kind.
Erwin Lii trued I agree
Carolynska S hi I have to disagree with you. He wasn’t happy that she wasn’t getting pregnant. She also treated him like shit. He was innocent. She always had this look of disgust towards him. And haha to the funny comment: kamoto Dragons teeth. A bit much but funny nonetheless.
He was such a gentle kind young man. He was a victim too.
Pffft
I agree. He felt the pressure from his community to not produce children. I think they would have been happy to live an orthodox life in Isreal or away from that community.
Shira Haas is a giant among actors, it's so incredibly rare to see someone convey such a cavalcade of emotions and intent with minimal facial expressions. She's going to go far, and i'm looking forward to seeing her future roles.
Agree - she is a stunning actress with incredible facial expressions.
The other actor that comes to mind is Jodie Comer in Killing Eve for her facial expressions !
She is PHENOMINAL in the Netflix series 'Shtisel' also 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Agreed!
This show was so compelling and unique and quite special.
DEfinitely, and Bafta and an Emmy and every single award on the planet. I bloody cried my eyes out for her and Yanky.
Can’t wait to see if there’ll be a part II
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The taste of freedom is amazingly felt in this series. I have never cried on a movie before. But I couldn't stop my tears flowing down when Esty was singing the second song in the audition. It was like she let out all her 19 years built up emotions in that one song ! Amazing acting by both Esty and Yanky !!
toniepaiva same!
I have tears in my eyes after reading your beautiful and touching comment
You should watch Shtisel
@@giuseppemilazzo2649 Italians - Jews with better food =p
Hasidic jews wouldn't actually have a problem if their daughter took piano lessons
Can I just say that Shira is an actual actor! Every word, gesture and overall vibe was felt genuinely. A true actor! Bravo!
We loved the show. I personally wish there were more episodes.
cje24576 yes 🥺🥺🥺
me too
@cry about it *lightly based. In the book, it's actually pretty different.
If she kept the baby it would become an international incident
Ikr?!? They should have done a proper series, not just a mini-series
The actress,she is amazing. She conveyed the inner emotional state of main heroiness so well. I cried along with her.
This Netflix series spoke to me in different way. I grew up around the Hasidic Jewish community in borough park Brooklyn and I was always intrigued by them. I loved to people watch as a child and I always knew that they were completely different from me and my upbringing. My family was one of the very few Hispanic families in the area and were actually the only non Jewish families on our street. I always wanted to know what it was like to be them because we were never allowed to communicate with the Hasidic children around us. Imagine living in a neighborhood where you aren’t allowed to be friends with your neighbors. The only Jewish person my grandmother spoke to was the landlord when he came to get rent money and she lived on that street for 28 years. This story opened my eyes to things I was always so curious about.
My mother ran away with me like Esty did. When I visited my mother's family it was like traveling back in time. Living with them in the summer I can tell you that you weren't missing anything. I don't have many good things to say about them. Even the children weren't children. They always say that they aren't slaves anymore but they are. They're slaves to a radicalization of our religion, slaves to their community, and slaves to their past. It's really a sad life. I don't visit anymore. I'll never go back.
@Rivas I'd be so intrigued by them. Did you pick up the language? What type of games the kids were allowed to play?.
I bet they were intrigued by you and your family as well. Cultural shocking at its finest.
Haha this is so comical. I went to school in Williamsburg. All my friends are from there. First of all, we were all taught music and half my class played piano professionally. We didn’t hang out in bars or got drunk but we went out to restaurants, bowling went on vacations and weren’t deprived of anything. This movie is so so wrong. It’s scary to think anyone would believe that. We may dress modestly but we shop designer clothes at the same malls u shop in. My friends are happily married and VERY much respected by their husbands. Orthodox Jewish men treat their wives like queens. The person this movie is based on came from an extremely broken family and unfortunately didn’t have the average orthodox Jewish upbringing. Anyone believing this garbage has to be delusional.
@@bf9389 ofc, people are much more interested in hearing some bazaar tale of ancient Jews..
@@JH-kw8zy good for u..enjoy the life not ideology. ..cos they added a lot of things I think...like customs. .rituals. ..
Shira's song at the end made me cry ...I could feel the emotion of the words without understanding what they meant.. very insightful show.
its a wedding song that ask god to bless the bride and the groom
Just watched the series, and was so sorry that no more episode. It is so complex story, about family and religion, history and tragedy, woman's unique war and love. And the actors are fenomenal ❤
my heart also breaks for yanky's character.
Υeah... in the last part . At first i didnt like him
A Yes, he is a victim too. He only knows the Satmar world until he sees for himself that there’s another world that Esty wants to be a part of.
@@papadopolouedora6842 can i just say, you have a gloriously Greek name!
@@xalbatross1 hahaahahahaha yep 😂😂😂 apperantly thank you .
I felt so bad for him
Shira deserves an Oscar
Period. She was excellent and will have a very vibrant career, if she chooses to continue acting.
Won't be eligible, but definitely an Emmy and Golden Globe
Period
Agree
@Heidi L I fully do agree with you and truly hope that Shira will get an Oscar cause she is an outstanding and brave actress🎀🎀🎀
The scene where she was getting her head shaved-someone give this lady her Oscar already 😭😭😂
I binge watched all the episodes in one evening. All the acting was great especially Esy and Yanky. The external pressures from family and community were mind numbing.
This movie is a jewel... the story, the portrayal of a community, the acting! Especially the acting. You forget they are even actors.
The actress that played Esty did a phenomenal job, she made me feel every emotion. One of the best series I've seen on Netflix all year.
the 3 main character is just marvelous! The only person I was familiar with here was Alex Reid from watching the misfits, the rest was new to my eyes. Esty (Shira, just wow!), Yanky (Amit, what a find!) and Moishe (Jeff, *applauds) made me cry laugh uneasy emphatic and more ugh it was an incredibly moving watch! Kudos to the makers of this series x
This movie is a masterpiece. From first second until last one.
I'm a Christian, but I found this movie so incredibly moving. I worked for a Christian-based vaginismus company, and SO MANY women had vaginismus due to rigid religious upbringing. Meaning, they were taught sex=bad, sex=wrong, but then when it came time to have it, their body fully rejected it entirely. Furthermore, also as an educated woman, this made me so emotional. No one (especially women) should not have the freedom--especially in America--to not seek an education. So very sad in so many ways.
Just finished watching this all the 4 episodes on Netflix . I come from a similar background and can relate to what ans how the main character, Etsy, is feeling.I cried with Etsy and I cheered for Etsy. This is a very very good show. Very well done. 💜
So glad you liked it and you felt it reflected a background like yours well
@@wotan10950 2 muchhh hate ...we don't meed that now ...i live close 2 alot of satmar ppl 2 they r such nice ppl and full of good ...just saying every community had bad
Shravani Dasari Were you Satmar? As you know, there’s a big difference between Satmar, Chabad, Lubovich. I live near a huge Satmar community. As they said in the Netflix series, they are a lunatic fringe group. And I agree.
r w Fake account. And total bullshit. Every neighbor in Rockland and Orange counties hates them.
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I met Shira Haas in Shtisel also on Netflix, her character was so strong, love her...then The Zookeeper's Wife, now this one. She is extraordinary.
I loved Shtisel!!!! Her character there, Ruchami, is very similar: very strong and independent
While watching the show I could not picture the actors as actors. They were all so real. All of them. And yes, Yanky was the most tragic of them all. Struggling to understand Esty and unable to break out from their world. Sad.
Great job on this. Four episodes not enough, but I understand perhaps it was to keep to the integrity of the feel and rhythm of the story onscreen let's say. Esty and Yanky's performances deserve acclaim for sure.
The best series- I've just truly enjoyed processing and (for lack of better term) - digesting in a long while. - after it ended, I only wanted to think about it a little more (which hadn't happened to me in so long with a series or film - and thank you for that. thanks to Stephen King for saying he was watching this series which brought my attention to it.)
I'm an Irish catholic and loved this show, have just finished watching Shitsel and cant believe no more episodes😢😢A fantastic show, please make more💕💕
carol lucey Shtisel was very enjoyable, with many amusing moments. Unorthodox is overall a very sad story.
@@wotan10950 I agree Dave, being chased halfway around the world was scary and disturbing, but I loved the honesty of it.
@David Perez Why David, the more humans that understand each others beliefs and traditions the better in my opinion, there's far too much ignorance and intolerance out there. Regards to you all the same💕
More episodes are coming. They start shooting the second the virus allows it.
@David Perez then why did you bother searching for this video and commenting on it?
this is easily one of the best series done by Netflix. i absolutely fell in love with the acting and the pure dedication to portraying the Hasidic community. this show deserves all the love and recognition in the world
For me this show was amazing and also seeing the power of trauma let me speechless.It’s such a bittersweet story.
This was personally the best show I’ve ever seen in my whole life! It was so beautiful and well presented. It also kind of introduced me to a religion that I’ve never heard people talk about. Thank you Netflix for this masterpiece :)
update: *one of the best shows that I’ve seen because I recently watched « bohrap » and I’m living for it tho!! So now I’m slowly becoming a big ass fan of Queen ;)
Absolutely phenomenal, hypnotic, astounding. This series helped me understand the human experience, and my own even more.
Started watching last night and couldn't stop until I finished. Bawled my eyes out the entire time.
What a FANTASTIC series.
Incredibly brave and insightful.
Deborah Feldman, congratulations!!! your voice has been heard.
Unorthodox is a beautiful & heartwrenching mini series. A Must Watch!!
I wish there were more than 4 episodes
I loved this show!! My only critique was the focus on her new friend group in Berlin I wish they had spent that precious time with the more important relationships like her mom and family.
I dont have netflix so i am unable to watch this movie but i follow your commentary 😊
But this friend group is something that really helped her break free it was pretty important
I really liked the series but I find it unfortunate that we don't have a lot of information on the future of characters in the series. One more episode would have been interesting for that (it's basically a mini series of 4 episodes).
same here
There’s going to be another season I believe?
OHB Only there will be no season 2 the serie is thought to be a 4-episode limit serie
There is another show called "shtisel" if you haven't watched it.
Actually better not. I searched this author and her book after watching the show, and the idea is quite complicated and a little bit confusing for mainstream viewers.
"Die meschuggene Mama wohnt in Berlin". That is 100 percent understandable for a german. I did not know Jiddish is so close to german.
@Julia Korman It is not German per se, it is a derivative of German mostly and some other languages as well.
mkmm60 There are many similarities, but many differences too. It’s too simple to say Yiddish is Jewish-German. Here is a funny video on the differences: czcams.com/video/-qQSAEMq5ko/video.html
@@wotan10950 German has dialects which I can just understand very few,like Swiss German or sometimes Bavarian from real villagers.But in jiddisch,I understood nearly everything.It's sounds like a mix of southern German with Polish accent.
Jiddish sound very simular to the dialekt in Rheinland Pfalz. Someone how speaks German like I do will understand Jiddisch very good. Greetings from Berlin.
I think Hannah Arendt said at one point that Yddish is german with some hebrew written in hebrew alphabet :)
This show is wonderful. So educational and the acting is just unbelievable. The story is amazing. Hope there is another season!
I can see Esty wedding chic becoming a thing when weddings start taking place again.
Loved this series. Thank you. X
Absolutely loved this series. All of the research and amount of detail put in to the show is amazing! Hoping to see a second season and more of Yanky finding his path in life!
I watched the whole thing in one sitting. Such an amazing story
I loved Unorthodox. I have read that there are no plans for a sequel, but I really think this story cries out for more. I hope they will reconsider, and make a second season.
Deborah Feldman published another book recently, maybe there will be a sequel (but I doubt it)
If the main actress doesn’t win an emmy there’s no justice in the world
"No minks were harmed in the making of this TV show". #animalcrueltyfree 👏
Shir Haas actually played in an Israeli show called ,,Shtisel" which deals with similar topics and in itself was brilliant. I highly recommend it.
a masterpiece, I was pulled into the story, everything felt authentic ... Thank You!
I cracked up at that part! “Where is Esty telephone?!” 😂
Netflix please make a “Moishe” back story series that Jeff Wilbusch is extraordinary!
Right! I so wanted more of a backstory about why he left the community and then came back. And why he was the way that he was.
I found Moishe to be the most interesting and complex character in the story, even if the writers didn't intend that. Moishe is obviously very "unorthodox" himself, but at the same time, he is trying to come back into the fold and be part of the community he didn't really fit into, and he's become an ardent enforcer for them. There's a lot of depth to his character and he seems like someone who sees a bigger picture, but wants to stay with the community because it is the only place that feels like home.
the actor that played moshe in grow up in an ultra orthodox falimy and ran away when he was 12 to live a secular life. you should read his story he is like Esty. so sad. now he lives in germany with a german girlfriend and is doing well in life
Finishing Shtisel on Netflix and seeing Shira Haas as Ruchami, this miniseries set in New York City was very compelling and so interesting. I love each and every aspect about the story of Unorthodox :)
I am watching Shtisel now. Both are good shows.
Love the shows the actors and the story line
Shtisel is good??
Shtisel is amazing.
Shtisel is a great show. Shira Haas is great in it. I'm hoping so much they make a season 3.
Genuinely such a phenomenal mini series. Netflix is honestly in a league of its own
Must say one of the best I have seen in non English Language shows
The 4 episodes of this series were breathtaking. And each character made sense in such a way no can ever question of! I loved it.
From India!❤🌈
Could you please add subtitles as I am a profoundly deaf person? thank you
Making Unorthodox is also on Netflix and its subtitled :)
I had subtitles..u just need someone to help you navigate how to make these changes
Giuseppe Milazzo Respectfully if you have a newer TV you can turn subtitles on / off
Binged this whole series in a day and I loved it ❤️😂
One of the most compelling and excellent shows ever made--congrats!
Captivating! - This is, by far and away, one of the most glorious productions I've ever seen! Brilliant and beautiful writing, acting and directing. A GEM!!!
A truly extraordinary film, deeply moving and with great development of characters.
It could be a universal story, for a soul who wishes to find herself.
Appreciate exploring the cultures of the world. Appreciate the understanding as people exploration their cultural change experiences. Netflix is good at allowing time for understanding with these short series. Sometimes translations are missing of times when I would like to have had the opportunity to understand. Overall fantastic and recommend. Really appreciated being able to gain insight into a new culture for me.
AMAZING. JUST WOW. WE NEED A SECOND PART.
Don't know if anyone noticed, but it was the author Deborah Feldman at the parfume shop, while Esty was choosing a lipstick in Part 4. 😊🙃
OMG I just finished watching this and I didn't know Maria Schrader directed this. Floored! This was an awesome mini series ❤❤❤
They could've made this an hour long and I would've watched all of it
It was such a brilliant show I can't tell. Learnt about a new culture ♥️
I think I may be the only person not 'deeply touched' by the series. 'Best Netflix show' - really? I will never get it. But I appreciate the feel of authenticity in portraying the Hasidic community. Great job there.
What an intense movie it is!
This Unorthodox keeps my heartache when Yanky and Esty come to talk.
I absolutely loved this series! I discovered a whole new world. The story is beautiful and the actors are excellent! Especially Shira Haas who plays the main character. She’s wonderful! And the young man who plays Yanky is great as well ! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I absolutely loved this! I hope they make a season 2. Shira is amazing!
I think this is the best show I have ever seen. I was deeply moved.
Surprisingly amazing. Loved every second and felt like a learned a lot about a culture I’ve never known too much about.
Shtisel is beautiful too, universal themes in narrow world.
Amazing show; I cannot wait to see more of Esty’s story.
I absolutely loved it. It was a journey watching this series!!!
I am not that radical religious but i am religious... I am not Jewish but i believe in the same God, i don't understand Yiddish but i speak several languages and also a Greek Dialect... I was not married arranged but i got married very young... I am still shocked from the whole feeling this show left to me, i cried my eyes out especially on the last part. What an extraordinary work and story ❤️ became one of my favorite of all times!
I loved it wish it were longer
This was the best short series for me in 2020.
Love the show. Glad it's in yidish
Yes ! As a German Girl I could understand a lot
I can’t believe they didn’t shoot any of this in Brooklyn!? They got the sunlight just right it really fooled me!
OMG I loved, loved this series. Please please make another series, it was so captivating and beautifully done x
The series isn’t just unique but also incredibly well acted. Every scene feels like I am trough it myself. It is so educational. I never really knew much about the Jewish Communities in general before. I’m really sad that the scene where she got hair cut wasn’t mentioned because to me that was a very essential moment. I would loved to know how they felt about it and what they initial thought was creating that scene. But I honestly can’t complain!
I just watched this series and was hooked after 10mins
Do as Maimonides advised: Choose the middle path. Anything extreme can bring problems, specially if forced. Since my childhood I've been questioning religion, but eventually I realized how empty a total secular life can be. Whatever religion one belongs to, one can focus on the higher-value principles of 1) kindness for the sake of kindness 2) not focusing too much on worldly pleasures, and 3) trying to connect to something of eternal value, aka The Creator.
I wish we got to see more into the characters more
I began getting intrigued by Ultra-Orthodoxy when I moved to London, I had never seen Hasidic people before. I then visited NY and twice I ended up in Boro Park and Williamsburg by coincidence. I have been waiting so long for someone to explain to me how this community works. I am now hooked to knowing as much as I can, I spend days reading and watching videos. The Satmar sect has my biggest interest though. Over my next trip to NY I will make sure that the trip to Williamsburg is planned and guided! Unorthodox and Deborah Feldman answered all my questions! Amazing work!
Please make more episodes! It’s so interesting cuz I actually live 10 min away from Williamsburg BK!! 👍🏼
Acting was PHENOMENAL
Deborah you wrote that perfectly, and it is amazingly produced...
Shira Haas...amazing!
I've been living in Williamsburg for many years and find the show very realistic. Also lived in Berlin when a child😁. Loved the show!
I loved the movie and would love to see more episodes. I felt strongly other episodes. I had no idea it was filmed 100% in Berlin!
I saw her in some Israeli tv series before this and she was almost always the best actress. This girl have some talent.
Amazing piece of Movie Art. thanks so much.
I thought the series was outstanding. Great acting, evocative locations, accurate traditions. I have to add that I live in Monroe New York, with a big Satmar community. And yes, they are crazy lunatics.
Last year I spent many hours researching on CZcams different levels of Orthodox Judaism. And at first it was all intriguing, and I was glad I learned some things, but then I became pretty depressed. It's just such an oppressive culture.
So many rules, everything you do is a rule, rule, rule. I have to agree with you, I try to be respectful of people's beliefs, but these people are seriously insane...
Shira deserves Emmy and all other awards more than Anna for Queen’s Gambit......she has shown more range of emotions and depth and character ....
Great job, so beautiful people and music
Unorthodox is a great series. Wish there will be Season 2. 🥺 Greetings from Berlin. 😊
Finally something about the real Jewish communities, we barely get to see their culture and tradition. Every religion has their good and ugly sides. It was pretty amazing for me as a Muslim to watch. I could kinda relate to it.
Gulzaar But as they refer to this Satmar community in the series, they are a fringe lunatic community. I’m sure you have some fringe crazy groups in Islam, but the majority are just average people, same as Jewish.
Gulzaar yet I don’t think they have sex this way . I sure hope not . In the orthodox community it’s not this way as a husband is obligated to pleasure his wife .
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@@wotan10950 not only this community. I live in Montreal and they is a lot of hassidic and they are problematic. Even the non orthodox have tough moment. An ex boyfriend has left the town because his mother was giving him hard time for not dating a Jew. It's not only the orthodox
K K I guess that can be said for every community that takes their religion somewhat seriously. As soon as people start building their entire world view on god, the slope to a more close minded attitude is very steep and slippery. Because everything that can put one's faith in jeopardy is a threat to one's entire lifestyle and that is very scary for most people.
My background and daily are completely far from this story. I watched the show out of curiosity. It was ‘ delicious’ and I learned much. Thanks a lot, Netflix.
Excellent show 🙏🏻 It's very raw in the presentation of the character's emotion and silent fight and no Cliche -- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I really loved this miniseries. My wife saw me well up.
Representative and authenticity is important. From the outside we Will never understand What happened during the Shoah. 💗.
I absolutely loved this program
So she's is not even close a musician in real life? Although the music students seemed totally unreal and full of clichès, the series was nice to watch
Eva Sw My company Simon & Schuster published the book. The Brooklyn sections of the series are very accurate. The Berlin narrative is completely from imagination. I guess they had to make a more interesting story.
Music stands for emotion and freedom and expression and exploring and I can go on for hours so, it's completely legitimate that she chose to tell her own story through a musical lens, because I know the orthodox Jewish world up close and there are so many beautiful things and people and moments in it that people don't know or can't understand, but there are also things that cannot be defined properly using words, because there's something beyond articulating that's waiting to be discovered and music is the perfect tool to bring it to light so, I really, really don't understand why your criticism is so hostile...very strange comment. Very strange.
@@wotan10950 the core story is perfectly interesting to me...
הגר גדליוביץ' I’m so happy for you
There excuse was that they didn't want to expose the authors life in Germany since she's a real person. My thing is BUT UMMM SHE WROTE A WHOLE BOOK ABOUT IT AND PUT HER OWN BUSINESS OUT THERE HERSELF ALREADY 🤷♀️