Unorthodox (Netflix)

Estee is 19 and has been married for a year to Yanky. They are ultra orthodox Jews, living in what amounts to a ghetto in Williamsburg New York where the rules of life are rigid and women have few rights or freedoms. Marriage is not what Estee expected and she needs to get away. Can she escape her past and learn to live in the modern world? In four tight episodes the story alternates between Estee’s adventures in Berlin as she discovers her true self and flashbacks to her childhood, courtship and marriage. Israeli actress Shira Haas gives an astonishingly good performance as Estee in a nuanced show that provides interesting insights into a little-known world apart.