Torn

Torn

Can one be a Catholic priest and an Observant Jew at the same time? Twelve years after he was ordained as a Polish Catholic priest discovers that he was born to Jewish parents. The film follows his amazing journey: from conducting mass in a church in Poland to life as an observant Jew in a religious kibbutz in Israel. Torn between two identities he is unable to renounce either, and consequently, he is unaccepted by both religions as well as the state of Israel. Now, he is required to choose.

Directed by Ronit Kertsner
Israel, 2011
Documentary, Judaism, Israeli Culture
Hebrew, English (with English subtitles)
72 minutes

Torn