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Unorthodox (TV Miniseries)

Unorthodox

2020

Alexa Karolinski (Creator), Anna Winger (Creator) ...

Shira Haas, Amit Rahav, Jeff Wilbusch, Alex Reid ...

7.2

19,543

TV Series. Drama Mini-series (2020). 4 Episodes. A young woman who leaves an arranged marriage in New York and sets out on her own to Berlin. The story is inspired by Deborah Feldman’s bestselling memoir of a young Jewish woman’s escape from her hasidic religious community.

	Author	Review
United States	Judy Berman Time	"[It] is a testament to the tough journey that awaits anyone who can’t abide the only world they know but lacks the tools to thrive outside its invisible gates."	POS
United States	Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut	"[It] brings forth an insightful, important memoir of a Jewish woman escaping her Hasidic community in Williamsburg, New York.(…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	James Poniewozik The New York Times	"[It] shares the intensity, cultural specificity and psychological acuity of Winger’s earlier series (...) A thrilling and probing story of one woman’s personal defection."	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"I found the character-driven side captivating for its specificity and for the lead performance by Israeli actress Shira Haas (Shtisel). But a lot of that specificity blurs in the series' thriller moments"	NEU
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"A gripping and carefully constructed four-part Netflix drama (...) A viewer is instantly worried for Esty"	POS
United States	Tess Cagle The Daily Dot	Aa suspenseful slow burn without much of a climax (...) The series’ strength lies instead in its captivating subject and how it draws viewers into Esty’s world. (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Joel Keller Decider	"We wish 'Unorthodox' didn’t have the menacing specter of Esty’s estranged husband (more accurately, his family) interfering with her story of discovery, but the story is well-told despite the thriller aspect."	POS
Canada	Varun Patel TheCinemaholic	"It is slightly darker than Disney’s stories but less cynical than Netflix’s productions (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[It] takes a real-life story of religious rebellion and makes it fresh, thanks in part to a stunning performance by Shira Haas."	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"This is a melancholic story, told with a touch as sensitive as it is respectful (...) [It] feels like its themes would have been better serviced in a two-hour movie"	NEU
United States	Jen Chaney Vulture	"A beautiful, immersive portrait of a woman’s rebirth (...) Haas gives an extraordinary performance here"	POS
Canada	Rachna Raj Kaur Now Toronto	"Haas’s ability to convey deep emotion results in an outstanding performance (...) It’s hard not to feel empathy while watching"	POS

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