Jewboy is a 2005 Australian film directed by Tony Krawitz. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The film stars Ewan Leslie, Chris Hayward, Saskia Burmeister, and Nicholas Eadie. Chris Hayward ( 19 June 1925 &ndash 20 November 2006) was an American television writer and producer Saskia Burmeister Croft (born Saskia Burmeister on 12 February 1985 in New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Actress who is Nicholas Eadie (born 1958 is an Australian television actor Born in Sydney, New South Wales to actor and Australian Broadcasting Commission It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Film, Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay in a Short. The Australian Film Institute Awards (often abbreviated to AFI Awards) are awards of merit presented annually by the Australian Film Institute.
The film tells of a young Orthodox Jewish man's struggle after the death of his father. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized The young man returns from Israel to find that he would prefer to leave Orthodoxy, and departs from his remaining family to become a taxi driver. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. He gradually assimilates into secular life, soon finding himself tempted to fornicate.
The film appears to mimic the story of the Prodigal Son, with the main character appearing to reconsider Orthodox life at the end of the film by reuniting with his family.
The film premiered in Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2005, as well as in official selection in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. After the presentation, Tony Krawitz, the Jewish director, and Ewen Leslie (who is not Jewish) responded to various questions, claiming that the title was not meant to be offensive, and the film had been prescreened by a Jewish audience to positive reviews.
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