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Richard Allen Shapiro (born June 27, 1934) and Esther June Shapiro (née Mayesh; born June 6, 1928) are an American married couple who work as television screenwriters and producers, through their Shapiro Film Corporation.
Apr 17, 2020 · Unorthodox follows Esther “Esty” Shapiro (played by Israeli actress Shira Haas), a headstrong 19-year-old girl who, deeply unhappy with her place in the Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn in...
- 2 min
Jul 25, 2022 · Directed by acclaimed German filmmaker, Maria Schrader, the four-part miniseries offers a glimpse into New York’s insular Hasidic community through the life and struggles of Esther “Esty” Shapiro.
Mar 26, 2020 · Unorthodox, an Emmy-nominated Netflix miniseries, tells the riveting story of 19-year-old Esther Shapiro's (Shira Haas) journey out of her insular, religious community in Brooklyn, toward a secular and independent life in Berlin.
- Elena Nicolaou
- Simon & Schuster
Jan 19, 2021 · The four-episode-long show follows the life of Esther ‘Esty’ Shapiro – a 19-year-old Satmar Jew living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. During the series, she marries a fellow Satmar...
- Site Director
- 6 min
Apr 9, 2020 · The new Netflix miniseries “Unorthodox,” starring the Israeli actress Shira Haas as a young bride named Esty Shapiro, is a delicately balanced tale of leaving religious life.
Oct 26, 2020 · Netflix’s four-part mini series follows the journey of 19-year-old Esther Shapiro as she escapes her strict, religious community in Brooklyn and flees to a secular, independent life in Berlin.
