To Take A Wife
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2004-06-01 • 1h 37m
A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear
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.
- Directors
- Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
- Editors
- Joel Alexis
To Take A Wife
Visit website2004-06-01 • 1h 37m
5.7/10 • 13
A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear
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.
- Directors
- Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
- Editors
- Joel Alexis
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Ronit Elkabetz
Viviane
Simon Abkarian
Eliyahoo
Gilbert Melki
Albert
Sulika Kadosh
Mémé
Dalia Beger
Dona
Kobi Regev
Eviatar
Omer Moshkovitz
Gabrielle
Yam Eitan
Lior
Valérie Zarrouk
Yvette
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- Hebrew
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- Keywords
- husband wife relationshiprage and hatemarriage crisismarried couplearranged marriagecigarettelovermarriagecalamityirreconcilabilitycoercionconflictdivorceextramarital affairfamily feudwoman director