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The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch is a 2018 Swiss comedy film directed by Michael Steiner. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It is based on Swiss author Thomas Meyer's debut novel, also called Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa.
An Orthodox Jew navigates falling in-love with a shiksa (non-Jewish woman) against familial opposition.
This Film Provides Examples Of:
- Ambiguous Ending: The movie ends with Motti receiving a call from Laura and an overshot of the park he was sitting in, with the viewer left to wonder whether Motti took the call and what happened afterwards.
- Jewish Mother: Judith, Motti's mother, is extremely overbearing and overprotective of him.
- Shiksa Goddess: The plot is kickstarted by Jewish Orthodox student Motti meeting and falling in love with the non-Jewish Laura.
