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Shtisel (2013)

Drama  
Rayting:   8.6/10 6.2K votes
Country: Israel
Language: English

The life of the Shtisel family, a haredi family in Jerusalem.

Episode Guide

Best Shtisel Episodes

Top 20 (Ranked)

February 14, 2021star9.2 130 votesS3E9 Where Does Everyone Suddenly Go?
February 7, 2021star9.1 86 votesS3E8 Mame, Mame
December 20, 2020star9.0 145 votesS3E1 White Flags
January 10, 2021star9.0 95 votesS3E4 First Smile
January 31, 2021star9.0 91 votesS3E7 A Long Path that is Short
January 16, 2016star8.9 122 votesS2E12 Last Of The Season
December 27, 2020star8.9 98 votesS3E2 The Bird
January 3, 2021star8.9 94 votesS3E3 Public Telephone
January 24, 2021star8.9 94 votesS3E6 Cestrum Nocturnum
January 17, 2021star8.9 92 votesS3E5 White
January 9, 2016star8.7 89 votesS2E11 Concealment in the Concealment
December 19, 2015star8.7 89 votesS2E8 Jerusalem Customs
November 28, 2015star8.7 86 votesS2E5 Love Pains
September 14, 2013star8.6 99 votesS1E12 Cry Here
December 12, 2015star8.6 85 votesS2E7 The Lost Children's Good Will
January 2, 2016star8.5 88 votesS2E10 The Tragic Symphony
December 26, 2015star8.5 87 votesS2E9 The Consoled
November 21, 2015star8.4 85 votesS2E4 Mauricio
August 3, 2013star8.3 100 votesS1E6 Shulem Feels Guilt
November 14, 2015star8.3 95 votesS2E3 Shteingletz and Shutenshtein

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User Reviews

elizabethbrooks-45536 3 February 2019

Watchseries; This came up on the Netflix portal and I avoided it, as being probably all about religion and patriarchy and just ... heavy. Something in the face of the actors Doval'e Glickman - then something in the face of Michael Aloni - (Shtisel father and son, and we never really know who we love more and who is our main character) - jumped out from the publicity images. I'm not Jewish and have always been a bit scared of orthodox anything. The story is really elemental and could take place at any time. It takes its time to explore the impact of seismic struggles between parents and children and husbands and wives, the kinds of struggles - that can forge your character or wreck your life - that many of us are doomed to go through. But these people more so because God can called on by both sides to bolster their arguments. And there is much love in it, even when the characters are treating each other brutally. There is also playfulness and urbanity and some magic. It takes place in Israel but because the ultraorthodox don't approve of the society they live in ('those evil people' they call the Zionists), you can set aside your personal views about the political situation. The cast is incredibly well chosen for their roles, all very distinctive and lovable, even the bad characters; the acting is very fine; the pace is perfectly judged and the writing never intrudes; the locations are authentic-seeming; and the whole structure has the weight and momentum of myth, more truth than a true story and more treasurable and satisfying than anything else I can think of in any artform over the past decade or so. Thank you to all who collaborated and created this series - if you never did anything again in your life, you can be content you have reached a level of beauty that may not have previously been achieved in television.

elizabethbrooks-45536 3 February 2019

This came up on the Netflix portal and I avoided it, as being probably all about religion and patriarchy and just ... heavy. Something in the face of the actors Doval'e Glickman - then something in the face of Michael Aloni - (Shtisel father and son, and we never really know who we love more and who is our main character) - jumped out from the publicity images. I'm not Jewish and have always been a bit scared of orthodox anything. The story is really elemental and could take place at any time. It takes its time to explore the impact of seismic struggles between parents and children and husbands and wives, the kinds of struggles - that can forge your character or wreck your life - that many of us are doomed to go through. But these people more so because God can called on by both sides to bolster their arguments. And there is much love in it, even when the characters are treating each other brutally. There is also playfulness and urbanity and some magic. It takes place in Israel but because the ultraorthodox don't approve of the society they live in ('those evil people' they call the Zionists), you can set aside your personal views about the political situation. The cast is incredibly well chosen for their roles, all very distinctive and lovable, even the bad characters; the acting is very fine; the pace is perfectly judged and the writing never intrudes; the locations are authentic-seeming; and the whole structure has the weight and momentum of myth, more truth than a true story and more treasurable and satisfying than anything else I can think of in any artform over the past decade or so. Thank you to all who collaborated and created this series - if you never did anything again in your life, you can be content you have reached a level of beauty that may not have previously been achieved in television.

edhewetson 7 March 2019

Shtisel watchseries. I've just watched series 1 and 2. Shtisel is outstanding. I've rarely watched anything so gripping and moving. This is as good as TV gets.

mal-86345 2 January 2019

I am totally hooked on this and am sad that there is no 3rd series. It's amazing and the actors are fantastic. I especially love the girl Ruhami she's a brilliant actress. Please bring it back.

wallyhawn 1 May 2019

There is no 'blowing up and cussing' as the cliche goes. Nothing, absolutely nothing spectacular until you watch it. These seem to be real people in real life situations that relate to life as it is lived. Beautifully presented videography, superbly written scenarios and acting- the acting!

zippo8 16 January 2019

This show is just so special, beautifully drawn, written & presented, I loved all the characters, the opening credits, the unpretentious un self conscious feel of it and how the many aspects of personality/ behaviour around grief loss deception yearning etc is portrayed. Highly recommended. It's a shame so many people will be binging on exploitative muck like YOU and missing this wonderful heart and soul contribution. Thanks to all involved.

janewarren2 12 January 2019

I started watching this by accident, and was hooked. It is so sweetly different and well worth a binge session. The characters were well written and not like the two dimensional ones in some dramas. I don't know anything about the Haredi community but this web of very human stories made me laugh out loud, brought me close to tears and left me wanting more.

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