Unorthodox: A great escape

Amit Rahav & Shira Haas are Yanky & Ester

The first time Esty meets Yanky, she tells him she is different. He's fine with that. But different is anathema in their cloistered Hasidic community in Brooklyn. Still their arranged marriage takes place. For better. Or, as it turns out, for worse.

When we meet Esty, she's escaping the super-restrictive Satmar community and on her way to Germany. Through flashbacks we learn why she's leaving and why Germany is her destination.

Soon Yanky and his dodgy cousin are on her trail, cranking up the suspense.

The four episodes of this Netflix series had the Movie Slut wishing for more. To its credit the series, based loosely by an eponymous memoir by Deborah Feldman, takes a gentle approach to the Satmar customs and rituals while clearly illustrating why Etsy must escape.

If you're a woman who's ever been restrained by your gender, this series will break your heart and put it back together again.

 Expect cheers and tears.