
The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem's Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka is happily and passionately married to Meir, but they remain childless. The yeshiva's rabbi, who is Meir's father, wants Meir to divorce Rivka: "a barren woman is no woman." Rivka's sister, Malka, is in love with Yakov, a Jew shunned by the yeshiva as too secular. The rabbi arranges Malka's marriage to Y... (Full plot summary below)
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The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem's Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka is happily and passionately married to Meir, but they remain childless. The yeshiva's rabbi, who is Meir's father, wants Meir to divorce Rivka: "a barren woman is no woman." Rivka's sister, Malka, is in love with Yakov, a Jew shunned by the yeshiva as too secular. The rabbi arranges Malka's marriage to Yossef, whose agitation when fulfilling religious duties approaches the grotesque. Can the sisters sort out their hearts' desires within this patriarchal world? If not, have they any other options?
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| OffoffoffJoshua TanzerAn unforgettably emotional film, as the love between the lead characters becomes shot through with tension, guilt and jealousy. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittGitai handles his potentially melodramatic material with unfailing taste and compassion, encouraging his audience to think long and hard about the moral dilemmas his film intelligently explores. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn incredibly sensitive Israeli film about the harsh effects of religious zealotry. |
| Film Journal InternationalEmily BobrowA poignantly disturbing look at the social contradictions inherent in a lifestyle bound by religious duty. |
| User ReviewRandy Bonce i won tickets for this movie on the radio so i went to go see it . . . recommended for miss noise school of film |
| User ReviewAlegra SA very good film giving much insight into the traditions and customs with which so many are still subject to and faced with even in such modern times. |
| User ReviewKim BLots of unusual details. Beautiful cityscapes of J'lem. Gitai has a cameo as a thugish bar owner. |
| User ReviewMichael LStrong performances and a haunting story give rise to a powerful movie. |
| User ReviewJason TIf you're not an Orthodox Jew already, this film will make you want to become one, especially if you're female. |
| User ReviewEva HThis is the most heartbreaking movie I have ever seen. I simply cannot believe what faith can do to people. |