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Torn

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Can one be a Catholic priest and an Observant Jew at the same time? 12 years after he was ordained as a Polish Catholic priest, Romuald Waszkinel discovers that he was born to Jewish parents, and that his name was Jacob Weksler. 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. Romuald is torn between two identities, between being Romuald Waszkinel or Jacob Weksler. He is unable to renounce either, and therefore is rejected by both religions and the state of Israel. He is required to choose.


Festival Participation

  • Religion Today International Film Festival - 2012
    Special Jury Mention Award
    In the category of Dialogue and Identity.
  • Israeli Documentary Forum Awards - 2011
    Nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary Film
  • Haverford Yiddish Culture Festival - 2014
  • Australia Jewish Film Festival - 2014
  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival - 2014
  • Copenhagen Jewish Film Festival - 2014
  • Winnipeg Jewish Film Festival - 2013
  • Dayton Jewish Film Festival - 2013
  • Glasgow Jewish Film Series - 2013
  • San Antonio Jewish Film Festival - 2013
  • Mobile Jewish Film Festival - 2013
  • Stamford Jewish Arts and Film Festival - 2012
  • Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival - 2012
  • Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema - 2012
  • CineMigrante International Film Festival - 2012

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