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Unorthodox
She left everything she knew with nothing but a bag and her voice. Sometimes that's enough. 🎶
Who it's for
Esty's escape from her Satmar community in Williamsburg to Berlin dramatizes leaving a controlling environment without villainizing everyone in it; her husband Yanky is shown as another person shaped by the same pressures.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Unorthodox is a four-part Netflix miniseries (2020) created and written by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski, directed by Maria Schrader, and inspired by Deborah Feldman's 2012 memoir. Esty (Shira Haas), a 19-year-old woman from the Satmar community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, leaves her arranged marriage and travels to Berlin, where her estranged mother lives.
Where to find it
Netflix original limited series. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Marital coercion and religious control.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter X
