Eyes very wide open

While there have undoubtedly been sexy Jews throughout history, the contemporary kudos for making us all aware of the concept of the "Hot Jew" must go to Mark Salling and his character "Puck" from Glee:

Into this maelstrom of political incorrectness comes Eyes Wide Open:

It's a fascinating (if a bit clunky) gay love story set in Jerusalem in an Orthodox Jewish community at the heart of the theocratic state of Israel.

While the long, straggly beard look does nothing for me, the hottest stars in this movie have opted for a "long stubble" look that is, really, very hot indeed.

And nowhere more so than when deployed on hot actor/singer/model Ran Danker.

I only have one tiny, tiny image of hot totty Ran walking around topless on a beach in tiny speedos while adjusting his genitalia, but that strikes me as a Culturally Very Important image:

In the film, Ran goes balls-out (or, rather, balls-in, since he never gives us the full-frontal we so obviously desire) in his depiction of a predatory homosexual turning the Orthodox butcher into his love bitch. Much to the consternation of various religious wacko types. But Ran also gives us a flash of (distant) arse and some good armpits:

If you're just seeking porno-style thrills, Eyes Wide Open is not for you. If, like me, there's also room in your life for films set in utterly foreign cultures (I don't just mean geographically), then there is much here to be recommended. Even setting aside gorgeous love-puppet Ran.