Unorthodox

Unorthodox is a German drama-mini series based on the life of Deborah Feldman. It marks a return to Yiddish content for Netflix.

Summary
"A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling."

- Official Netflix Synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Shira Haas as Esther Shapiro — Esty
 * Jeff Wilbusch as Moishe Lefkovitch
 * Amit Rahav as Yanky Shapiro
 * Alex Reid as Leah Mandelbaum
 * Ronit Asheri as Malka Schwartz
 * Gera Sandler as Mordechai Schwartz
 * Dina Doron as Esty's grandmother — Bubbe
 * Aaron Altaras as Robert
 * Tamar Amit-Joseph as Yael Roubeni
 * Aziz Deyab as Salim
 * David Mandelbaum as Zeidy


 * Delia Mayer as Miriam Shapiro
 * Feliz Mayr as Mike
 * Eli Rosen as Rabbi Yossele
 * Safinaz Sattar as Dasia
 * Langston Uibel as Axmed
 * Isabel Schosnig as Nina Decker
 * Laura Beckner as Vivian Dropkin
 * Harvey Friedman as Symcha Shapiro
 * Lenn Kudrjawizki as Igor
 * Yousef Sweid as Karim Nuri

Episodes

 * Season One


 * Part 1
 * Part 2
 * Part 3
 * Part 4

Awards

 * On February 3, 2021, the movie was nominated for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2 categories.
 * Unorthodox for Best Television Motion Picture
 * Shira Haas for Best Actress - Television Motion Picture