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Unorthodox (2020), Season 1 — a four-part Netflix drama you can watch online on iFILM. Shira Haas plays Esty, a young Hasidic woman from Brooklyn who walks out of her marriage and catches a flight to Berlin with almost nothing.
The city receives her without rules or timelines. A circle of musicians takes her in, and for the first time Esty gets to decide ordinary things — what to eat, who to be. Back home, her husband Yanky and his cousin Moishe cross the Atlantic to bring her back. Moishe collects evidence quietly, then stops being quiet. An audition for a music scholarship becomes the one thing that could let her stay — and everything converges before the final credits.
The four episodes adapt Deborah Feldman's memoir and stay close to its restraint. Haas carries the whole series on what her face doesn't do. Stream Unorthodox Season 1 online on iFILM.
4 episodes
S1·E1Part 1
Born and raised in a New York Hasidic community, Esty struggles after a fruitless first year of marriage. She runs away to Berlin and finds new freedom.
S1·E2Part 2
Esty's Berlin friends challenge many of her old beliefs but also provide a safe space to explore new ways of being. Yanky and Moishe search for Esty.
S1·E3Part 3
As Moishe secretly gathers evidence against Esty, she realizes she needs help to audition for the scholarship she desperately needs.
S1·E4Part 4
Moishe brutally confronts Esty, sending her running to Leah for help. After Esty has her audition, she and Yanky have it out.
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