JCC 6th Annual ABQ Jewish Book Fest

The Unorthodox

Director: Eliran Malka

Drama/Comedy | Israel, 2018 | 99 min | Hebrew w/ English Subtitles

at High Ridge Theatre

Time: 2:00pm     Day: Sunday     Doors: 1:30pm     Ages: All Ages     Price: $10

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July 21, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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July 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Mamboniks
July 28, 2019 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Sunday, July 21, 2 pm

Regal High Ridge Theatre

Drama/Comedy | Israel, 2018 | 99 min | Hebrew w/ Subtitles

Director: Eliran Malka

In 1980's Israel, Yaakov Cohen, a Jerusalem printer, is incited to act when his daughter is expelled from a prestigious religious school just for her ethnicity. Without money or connections, fueled by a raging sense of inequity and a belief that Sephardic Jews should be able to hold their heads up high, Yaakov and friends unite to form the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party. Challenging the dominant Ashkenazi establishment, their grassroots movement sets off one of the most surprising and transformative elections Israel has ever had. Based on actual events, Eliran Malka's uplifting feature debut delights with suspense and humor, relating a tale of underdog activists. 

$10 in Advance; $12 at the Door