To Take A Wife

To Take A Wife
2004
★★★☆☆ 5.7/10
⏱️ 97 min
📅 Released
🌐 HE
DramaRomance
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.

Crew

Director
Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Writer
Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Producer
Marek Rozenbaum, Jean-Philippe Reza, Eric Cohen

Production

Zanagar Films

Keywords

husband wife relationshiprage and hatemarriage crisismarried couplearranged marriagecigarettelovermarriagecalamityirreconcilability