To Take A Wife

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

Director
Ronit Elkabetz
Year
2004
Runtime
1h 37m
Release
2004
Language
he
Country
IL

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

The story takes place in Haifa, Israel, in 1979, during three days before the Shabbat. A young woman trying to raise three children, work from home, and observe the strict Moroccan traditions of her family finds herself at constant odds with her husband and her brothers, who want her to stay married and leave behind the notions of being loved and free.

  • #cigarette
  • #conflict
  • #irreconcilability
  • #rage and hate
  • #marriage
  • #divorce
  • #coercion
  • #married couple
  • #family feud
  • #woman director
  • #marriage crisis
  • #husband wife relationship
  • Directed by

    Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz

  • Written by

    Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz

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