TV series

Hiob

1978 · 1 season

A solemn, slow-burning family saga that weighs faith and survival with quiet, wrenching gravity.

Overview: In war-torn Galicia, devout Jew Mendel Singer’s family faces hardship: his eldest sons are conscripted - one flees to Austria, then America - while their frail newborn Menuchim is deemed unfit to emigrate. Torn between love and survival, Mendel must choose who goes to the New World.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, faith, survival, immigration
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
faith
survival
immigration
grief
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none