To Take A Wife (2004)

Movie"A Story of Tradition Love and Fear"
Audience Score
56
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NR 1 hr 37 minSep 5th, 2004Romance, DramaGett Collection PosterPart of Gett Collection
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
StarringRonit ElkabetzSimon AbkarianGilbert Melki
DirectorsRonit ElkabetzShlomi Elkabetz

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 5th, 2004
Original Language:Hebrew
Production Companies:Zanagar Films
Movie Tags:
woman directormarriagehusband wife relationshipdivorceextramarital affairmarried couplemarriage crisisarranged marriagecigaretteconflict

Gett Collection

A trilogy focusing on the unhappy marriage of Viviane Amsalem.