Sacred Sperm (Ori Gruder, 2014): Isreal

Reviewed by Lia Durham. Viewed at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015.

Directed by Ori Gruder, Sacred Sperm is a documentary exploring the sin of masturbation in the Orthodox Jewish community.

Sexually pure

Atonement can not be given for wasting sperm

Contest episode of Seinfeld about masturbation inspired the documentary

Rabbi approved film

Education for his Hasidic son about sex

Direct cinema style

 

Secular Jewish lifestyle led by filmmaker until he was thirty

Praying while rolling around naked in snow to repent for past sins

Explains that Orthodox men can not touch their penises while going to the bathroom

Relaxation exercises to help deal with sexual urges

Marriage is the only time to desire a woman, that woman being your wife

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Published:
02.17.15 / 4am
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Documentary, Films, Santa Barbara Film Festival 2015