His Israeli Ace Poetry Band for Netflix series, which deals with Satmar staffer who runs away from her community and religion, makes the show mesmerizing

• A strong and inspiring female character

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  From the "rebel"

Wow. Shira Haas defeated Netflix. The role she plays in the new and talked-about drama, which came to Netflix this weekend, is a masterpiece in terms of acting and character entry. It is not certain that the "rebel" would have been able to deliver the same power she produces throughout the four episodes of the series, had the Israeli star not been cast for the lead role. But the fact that Haas is there, the fact that she is at the center and all the other characters secondary to the process she goes through, is exactly what makes "The Rebel" a mesmerizing viewing experience.

The series, which is based on a memoir by Deborah Feldman, speaks Yiddish, English and German, and tells the story of Esti, a 19-year-old ultra-Orthodox young woman who, after a year of marriage with Yankee (Rahav Amit), flees from the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn to the unknown world outside. She boardes a plane and lands in Berlin, while her husband and dubious cousin are sent by the rabbis for return.

The creators of the series did not spare us the focus on the difficulties experienced by a woman in the conservative world of the Satmar community. "The Rebel" highlights the community's traditional approach to gender roles, creating references to the Gilad Republic, especially in parts that relate to childbirth, to the point that there are some scenes that actually intersect with "The Story of a Slave." However, the way the story is conveyed to viewers respects Jewish religion and tradition; For example, in the revealing scene of the submersible ace - if, of course, we ignore the nudity in this passage.

To understand the change Estey's character undergoes, the series skips between two plot lines at different times - her first days in Berlin after the escape, as opposed to the brief marriage period and the reasons that led her to escape from home, religion and God.

Although the time interval between storylines is barely a year, it feels like it's a lot longer. The past shows a childish innocence and a desire to erupt in an old-fashioned, conservative, patriarchal, self-contained and full of restrictions. In contrast, the present is saturated with freedom, in a liberal and engaged environment, with plenty of possibilities and self-realization. At the age of 19, Estei first experienced Internet search engines, couples kissing in public, and other things that continue to rock her narrow world.

One of her significant experiences in Berlin takes place at Lake Wanza, right in front of the villa where the "Final Solution" was decided in 1942. The memory of the six million murdered in the Holocaust hovers over the inner transformation of the character, who escapes from her personal ghetto to the streets of Berlin with her bloody history.

"How can you swim in this lake?", She asks. "It's just a lake," say its new members - a group of musician immigrants who symbolize the current social mix in Berlin. Immediately, in one of the most powerful scenes in the series, Estee raises ultra-Orthodox traits and enters her clothes in the water, throwing the wig off her shaved head and immersing herself in Lake Vanessa.

Haas doesn't have to use words to convey the character's feelings. She uses a lot of her big eyes to express feelings, so much so that sometimes her figure becomes transparent enough to just look at her and immediately understand all the turbulence inside. Laughing, crying, joyful, sad, excited, broken; Throughout the four episodes, Haas presents all the possible range of emotions, and does them almost perfectly, really mesmerizing, while reciting texts in fluent Yiddish, within a powerful and inspiring female character.

It's still unclear where the world is going, but as we move through the Corona, and if money continues to flow into the industry, Haas's role in "The Rebellion" may set her up for a nomination in one of Hollywood's awards ceremonies, and perhaps some other enticing offers. It was worth shaving your head.

"The Rebel" (mini-series), Netflix

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