The Holy Land (2001)

A comingofage saga set against the tense backdrop of ArabIsraeli politics Mendy is a young Rabbinical student whose mind is too full of curiosity about the world that exists outside the restrictions of Orthodox Judaism Recognizing his distraction Mendys teacher suggests that he visit a prostitute to get it out of his system But on a fateful night when he meets Sacha a captivating Russian expatriate who works in a Tel Aviv bordello his appetite for outside experience only grows stronger