Film
To Take A Wife
France · Israel- Director
- Ronit Elkabetz
- Year
- 2004
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Written by
Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Produced by
Jean-Philippe Reza, Itai Tamir, Marek Rozenbaum, Eric Cohen
