Jewboy

Yuri Kovner, 23, back from a year in Israel studying to become a Rabbi, longs for intimacy. His father's sudden death has brought him back to the strict Hasidic community of Sydney. He is losing his faith and feels trapped in a community where men are forbidden from touching women besides their wives and family members. He rejects his former girlfriend Rivka and starts driving taxis. There he meets Sarita, a Fijian-Indian woman who washes the taxis. He falls for her and in his grieving state takes much more from their budding friendship than she does, fantasizing that they are in love. In his confused search for intimacy, he ends up in some of the least intimate spaces, like porn shops and peepshows. Ultimately, these encounters do not offer the sense of belonging he is searching for.