Trembling Before G-d

Name: Trembling Before G-d
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-12-06
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Shlomo Ashkinazy, Steve Greenberg, Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Naomi Mark, Shlomo Riskin

IMDb ID: tt0278102 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 7.0 (971 votes)

Genres: Documentary

A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Trembling Before G-d
United States: Trembling Before G-d
Poland: Drżąc przed Bogiem
France: Ils tremblent devant Dieu (TV Title)
Israel: Lefanecha BeReaada (Hebrew)
Hungary: Remegve I-ten előtt
Brazil: Temendo a Deus (cable TV title)
Brazil: Tremendo Diante de Deus (Festival Title)
Germany: Zittern im Angesicht des Herrn
Russia: Трепет перед Б-гом
Трепет перед Б-гомContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2001-12-06Runtime94 minutesMetascore66IMDb Popularity0User Reviews26Critic Reviews36Countries / RegionsIsrael
France
United StatesLanguagesEnglish
Yiddish
HebrewKeywordsorthodox jew
homosexuality and religion
gay jew
homophobia
closeted homosexualFilming LocationsUSAProduction CompaniesCinephil
Keshet Broadcasting
Simcha Leib ProductionsOfficial SitesSimcha Leib Productions - http://www.tremblingbeforeg-d.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278102/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0278102.jpgUpdated At2025-12-05T02:20:16

Stars

Shlomo Ashkinazy
Steve Greenberg
Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Naomi Mark
Shlomo Riskin
Yaakov Meir Weil

Directors

Sandi Simcha Dubowski

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Shlomo Ashkinazy | Character: Self - Psychotherapist
Actor: Steve Greenberg | Character: Self
Actor: Nathan Lopes Cardozo | Character: Self
Actor: Naomi Mark | Character: Self - Psychotherapist
Actor: Shlomo Riskin | Character: Self
Actor: Yaakov Meir Weil | Character: Self - Psychiatrist

[Directors Group]
Name: Sandi Simcha Dubowski | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Sandi Simcha Dubowski | Role: Producer
Name: Philippa Kowarsky | Role: Producer
Name: Johanna Prenner | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Smolowitz | Role: Producer
Name: James Velaise | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: John Zorn | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: David W. Leitner | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Susan Korda | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Lizzie Donahue | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: Pascal Willi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Thom 'Coach' Ehle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lora Hirschberg | Role: Sound Department
Name: Judy Karp | Role: Sound Department
Name: Claudia Katayanagi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Glenn Kiser | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Mardesich | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Noyes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stephen P. Robinson | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Roche | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bill Seery | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Toole | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Nily Aslan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Bailey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Bennett | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yaël Bitton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sandra Chandler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mik Cribben | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim Denault | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Noski Deville | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Liz Dory | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ken Druckerman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sandi Simcha Dubowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Issa Freij | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kirsten Johnson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gerald Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Keating | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Karen Kramer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jennifer Lane | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David W. Leitner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jack Louth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcia Machado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jackie Matithau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yoram Millo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Pearlman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marie Pedersen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Itzik Portal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Avigail Sperber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benjamin P. Speth | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amy Steiner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chloë Stewart | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shiri Vilk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Maggie Warwick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fawn Yacker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Yarme | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Carr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Shlomo Ashkinazy | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: David Baum | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Beatrice | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Johathan Berman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Yaël Bitton | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ron Demartin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lizzie Donahue | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Ebmeier | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Akiko Iwakawa-Grieve | Role: Editorial Department
Name: John Johnson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Egon Kirincic | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Monte Matteotti | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jill Silverman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Julisa Sorvino-Castro | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Aljernon Tunsil | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Carol Sue Baker | Role: Music Department
Name: Jon L. Fine | Role: Music Department
Name: Frank London | Role: Music Department
Name: Lorin Sklamberg | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sagheer Bin Faiz | Role: Production Department
Name: Alexander Bing | Role: Production Department
Name: Yaël Bitton | Role: Production Department
Name: Suzanne Bultmeyer | Role: Production Department
Name: Ari Chesir | Role: Production Department
Name: Maya O. Cohen | Role: Production Department
Name: Erin Edmison | Role: Production Department
Name: Alexander Georges | Role: Production Department
Name: Caroline Ghienne | Role: Production Department
Name: Steve Goldstein | Role: Production Department
Name: John Grauwiler | Role: Production Department
Name: Yaffa Grinblatt | Role: Production Department
Name: Malachi Handler | Role: Production Department
Name: David Harris | Role: Production Department
Name: Avram Heilman | Role: Production Department
Name: Lawrence Inglee | Role: Production Department
Name: Nurit Jacobs Yinon | Role: Production Department
Name: Avital Levy | Role: Production Department
Name: Tara Mateik | Role: Production Department
Name: Astrid Menze | Role: Production Department
Name: Saul Nachshen | Role: Production Department
Name: Yigal Nizri | Role: Production Department
Name: Eugene Patron | Role: Production Department
Name: Nathalie Petersen | Role: Production Department
Name: Sharon Roling | Role: Production Department
Name: Janelle Rothenberg | Role: Production Department
Name: Dan Schmeltzer | Role: Production Department
Name: Sara Scully | Role: Production Department
Name: Nike Silberstein | Role: Production Department
Name: Kelly Stupple | Role: Production Department
Name: Heather Tenzer | Role: Production Department
Name: Pieter Valk | Role: Production Department
Name: Daniel Wagner | Role: Production Department
Name: Micha Wald | Role: Production Department
Name: David Boone Wilson | Role: Production Department
Name: Owen Wolf | Role: Production Department
Name: Danny Wool | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Shlomo Ashkinazy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Benton Bainbridge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lynn Bernard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Capelli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elaine Chapnik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eugene Corey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Thomas Edmon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dana Friedman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susan Korda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claudia Cala Levin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Luttrell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ileana Montalvo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pat O'Brien | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kris Schumacher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert L. Seigel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michal Shemesh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric Solstein | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexandra Stoll | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Mindy Affrime | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonathan Berman | Role: Thanks
Name: Lynda Hansen | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Trembling Before G-d | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3024224793/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3024224793/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563523397409.mp4?Expires=1788250777&Signature=ku3kfIkryBCI5vzSMw8-bknncWDUyl6PaLC41IjCWM9lUKFmC7CsubRq-xFjF1qI1HE8LYDrzj5bxsSZ0Q5yFPBYGO8Jjbf6k8hkPJ-TPd43t~2kielYz2l~-2PliPevAX5T9KNwa6u37r4ByHOOc-JLniYcdb6JgmoF-anL8iD841Htcimt5qgZpJCsV4ImWHKAcbG4dbGtJajAsfIbiMYqX7~ElMevi6Z6DEX6ru4kL~hFiwSm2tmvrXFYnD3mOutDr70GuAyt0xGLOov4YT-k860Pb4wkdaqGQTHFc8-QBvFKRfD-OvO85~42XgQ4M0n3kBp-z8y63XzEVzY2FQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 2001 (Sundance Film Festival)
Germany: February 13, 2001 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Poland: May 26, 2001 (Krakow Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 8, 2001 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Switzerland: August 23, 2001 (German speaking region)
Finland: September 22, 2001 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
United States: October 14, 2001 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United States: October 24, 2001 (New York City, New York)
South Korea: November 12, 2001 (Pusan International Film Festival)
France: December 5, 2001 (Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Israel: December 6, 2001
Sweden: February 1, 2002 (Göteborg Film Festival)
United States: April 7, 2002 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Canada: October 3, 2002 (Calgary Film Festival)
United States: October 10, 2002 (OutFLIX Tennessee GLBT Film Festival)
Brazil: November 17, 2002 (Mix Brasil Festival of Sexual Diversity)
Czech Republic: November 17, 2002 (Brno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
United States: April 1, 2003 (Penn State One in Ten Film Festival)
United States: April 2, 2003 (Champaign Illinois Reel Queer Film Festival)
United Kingdom: May 30, 2003
Ireland: May 30, 2003
Hong Kong: November 27, 2003 (Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival)
United States: March 20, 2004 (Ann Arbor Film Festival)
France: March 30, 2004 (Paris Film Festival)
Argentina: November 16, 2008 (Diversa Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office