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Wifey and I both enjoyed this rather short 4 episode series on Netflix. RC recommended.
Review from The Guardian...
This Netflix miniseries is adapted from Deborah Feldman’s 2012 memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. Feldman was raised in the Satmar sect of Williamsburg and escaped an arranged marriage at the age of 19 while pregnant with her first child, eventually resettling in Germany.
The story of rebellion and freedom takes on the pace and aspect of a thriller as the men close in on the runaway. But its focus – thanks to a mesmerising lead performance by 24-year-old Israeli actress Shira Haas – is Esty’s own coming of age story. Who is she outside her community? How will she survive? Haas is outstanding. Physically tiny, like a child, the viewer is immediately protective of her. But as the episodes unfold she is shown to have a spine of steel.
Review from The Guardian...
This Netflix miniseries is adapted from Deborah Feldman’s 2012 memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. Feldman was raised in the Satmar sect of Williamsburg and escaped an arranged marriage at the age of 19 while pregnant with her first child, eventually resettling in Germany.
The story of rebellion and freedom takes on the pace and aspect of a thriller as the men close in on the runaway. But its focus – thanks to a mesmerising lead performance by 24-year-old Israeli actress Shira Haas – is Esty’s own coming of age story. Who is she outside her community? How will she survive? Haas is outstanding. Physically tiny, like a child, the viewer is immediately protective of her. But as the episodes unfold she is shown to have a spine of steel.
