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    Added on: 15/3/2004 09:13
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    Trembling Before G-d (UK)

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    The hidden lives of gay and lesbian Orthodox and Hasidic Jews
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 84 mins
    Retail Price: £16.99
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    Synopsis:
    Trembling Before G-d is the award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary by Sandi Simcha DuBowski. The film is built around intimately told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, people who are forced to face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality.

    Special Features:
    New Yorker Films trailers. `Trembling On The Road` featurette. Sandi Simcha DuBowski`s first short film Tomboychik. Interview with director Sandi Simcha DuBowski. Conversation with editor/creative collaborator Susan Korda. Interviews with a number of Orthodox rabbis on the issue of homosexuality. More With Rabbi Steve Greenberg. Petach Lev: The Trembling Israeli Education Project. Behind The Silhouettes. What Is The Atonement Ceremony For Sexual Sins? Theatrical trailer. Mark The Musical.

    Directed By:
    Sandi Simcha Dubowski

    Soundtrack By:
    John Zorn

    Director of Photography:
    David W. Leitner

    Editor:
    Susan Korda

    Producer:
    James Velaise
    Marc Smolowitz
    Philippa Kowarsky
    Sandi Simcha Dubowski

    Distributor:
    Anchor Bay

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