To Take A Wife (2004)

06/01/2004 (FR) • 1h 37m

Drama, Romance

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

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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Part of the Gett Collection

Includes To Take A Wife, The Seven Days, Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

husband wife relationship

rage and hate

marriage crisis

married couple

arranged marriage

cigarette

lover

marriage

calamity

irreconcilability

coercion

conflict

divorce

extramarital affair

family feud

woman director

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