Unorthodox

Unorthodox
Created by	Anna Winger
Directed by	Maria Schrader
Production company(s)	Real Film Berlin Studio Airlift
Genre	Drama
Broadcast Information
Country of origin	Germany
Seasons	1
Original Release	March 26, 2020

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.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2021	Golden Globe Awards	Best limited series or TV movie	Unorthodox	Nominated
		Best actress in a limited series or TV movie	Shira Haas	Nominated

Gallery

Promotional Videos

Unorthodox Official Trailer Netflix-0

Official Trailer

Making Of Unorthodox Netflix

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