Film
To Take A Wife
2004 · 1h 37m · Drama · Romance
A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear
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- 7.1
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Overview
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.
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Chai Flicks
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Cast
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
Crew
- Ronit ElkabetzDirector · Screenplay
- Shlomi ElkabetzScreenplay · Director
- Jean-Philippe RezaProducer
- Itai TamirProducer
- Marek RozenbaumProducer
- Eric CohenProducer
- Yaron ScharfDirector of Photography
- Joel AlexisEditor
- Tali OhaionCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 1, 2004
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Hebrew
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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