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7.3/10
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An Orthodox Jewish couple's faith is tested after praying to the Lord for a child on the Succoth holiday.An Orthodox Jewish couple's faith is tested after praying to the Lord for a child on the Succoth holiday.An Orthodox Jewish couple's faith is tested after praying to the Lord for a child on the Succoth holiday.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Daniel Dayan
- The Rabbi
- (as Rabbi Daniel Dayan)
Michael Weigel
- Ethrog Assessor
- (as Michael Vaigel)
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Did you know
- TriviaShuli Rand had two conditions for making this movie, both were met. The first was that his real-life wife, Michal Bat-Sheva Rand, would play his wife in the film. The second is that in Israel the film would not be screened on the Jewish Sabbath.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
Narrator: They worked out of luck, out of hope. And faith was all they had to hang on to. But on this holy week, where guests are considered a blessing, these two unexpected visitors bring with them: a secret from the past. A secret that would test their love and challenge their faith. Now only a miracle will turn their fortune around.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sharon Amrani: Remember His Name (2010)
Featured review
Idealized but moving
For someone unfamiliar with the culture, Ushpizin may be like visiting another planet full of strange people, unfamiliar rules, and absolutely opposite priorities. It quickly becomes a human fable with which all of us can connect deeply, however: the blessings and curses that come with wishes that are granted, the confusion of figuring out how the big picture will play out in our smallest choices, the warmth and pressure of belonging to a wider community of similarly confused and agitated people.
Some of the characters border on lovable stereotypes, and the picture painted is of a world in which good is absolutely guaranteed to conquer evil, but it is nonetheless believable and suspenseful. You really should see it.
Some of the characters border on lovable stereotypes, and the picture painted is of a world in which good is absolutely guaranteed to conquer evil, but it is nonetheless believable and suspenseful. You really should see it.
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- phang
- Nov 20, 2005
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- Also known as
- Holy Guests
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,400,666
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $64,423
- Oct 23, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $1,565,016
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