Unorthodox-Netflix

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Has anyone else watched this? I thought it was great and really thought provoking. Such an interesting story.

Anyone?

I watched this, really enjoyed the insight into a religion/culture I know nothing of. A great offering from Netflix in amongst so much rubbish!

Yes!! Although a while ago so it’s not fresh in my mind. I certainly binged it!!!

Loved it! Thought it was well done, respectful and really sensitivitly covered.

I watched the making of it short documentary as well. I thought it was so brilliantly done and so powerful with the links between Germany and the holocaust and modern life/past traumas.

I watched it a while ago, and then read the book. Both are brilliant (and differ somewhat!)

@Panicmode1

I watched it a while ago, and then read the book. Both are brilliant (and differ somewhat!)

I wish I had read the book first tbh but I'm definitely going to buy it and read it as it's such an interesting culture.

yes first thing i watched when i got NF,have always been interested in this religion especially the Haredi wish there was more to watch like this

Yes I watched it when I was in a quarantine hotel in Sydney. One of the health care workers recommended it to me. I normally don’t watch many dramas. It was very good and I sometimes think about it still.

I watched it - made me cry.

@jjejj

I watched the making of it short documentary as well. I thought it was so brilliantly done and so powerful with the links between Germany and the holocaust and modern life/past traumas.

Yes the documentary was great. I’d forgotten about that.

Is this subtitled?

I thought it was great too- might buy the book now!

Yes absolutely loved it, it was fascinating! There was a thread on here when it was first released and a lot of people recommended a similar programme which I've been meaning to watch but not got round to, I think it might be called Schtisel.

Op give Shtisel a go (also on Netflix) I really recommend it.

I thought it was good too. She said something in it that I don't remember hearing before, about how the ultra orthodox have large familes because they are 'replacing the 6m who were killed'. It was based on a memoir, wasn't it, does anyone know if the author really was accepted at the conservatoire, did she make a career as a musician?
will check out Schtisel.

Loved this. Learnt so much about the religion and culture. One of the best things we've watched

I watched this a while ago and loved it. Also recommend Shtizel, it's very good and really funny in places (and has the same girl who was the lead in Unorthodox in it)

We loved it.

@StillWeRise

I thought it was good too. She said something in it that I don't remember hearing before, about how the ultra orthodox have large familes because they are 'replacing the 6m who were killed'. It was based on a memoir, wasn't it, does anyone know if the author really was accepted at the conservatoire, did she make a career as a musician? will check out Schtisel.

I’ve not read the memoir it’s (very loosely) based on, but from what I gather, the entire Berlin and music part is fiction — while the part of the mini-series that takes place in NY is factual, in reality Deborah Feldman and her husband moved out of NYC to another Orthodox community, she started attending university, had a bad car crash, and decided she wanted a divorce. I think they already had a child by the time she left.

thanks

@mymymy0

Is this subtitled?

The parts in Yiddish and German are, yes

I binged this this last weekend too. I found it fascinating. Very short though. It felt that some more loose ends could have been tied up.

Another vote for Shtisel.

It was very well done and sensitively portrayed.