The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
Original title: Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch is a 2018 German-language comedy movie directed by Michael Steiner, with a running time of 1h 34m. It stars Noémie Schmidt, Joel Basman and Sunnyi Melles.
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.
Where to watch The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Cast
- Noémie Schmidt as Laura
- Joel Basman as Motti
- Sunnyi Melles as Mrs. Silberzweig
- Udo Samel as Tate Moishe Wolkenbruch
- Inge Maux as Mame Judith Wolkenbruch
- Alexander Seibt as Lecturer
- Oriana Schrage as Dana Wolkenbruch
- Philippe Graber as Optician
- Kamil Krejčí as Schmulik
- Lena Kalisch as Michèle Blattgrün
- Rachel Braunschweig as Mrs. Süsskind
- Meytal Gal as Jael