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20041h 37mHebrew

To Take A Wife

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

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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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DirectorRonit Elkabetz

Keywords

husband wife relationshiprage and hatemarriage crisismarried couplearranged marriagecigarettelovermarriagecalamityirreconcilabilitycoercionconflictdivorceextramarital affairfamily feudwoman director

Cast

Ronit Elkabetz as Viviane

Ronit Elkabetz

Viviane

Simon Abkarian as Eliyahoo

Simon Abkarian

Eliyahoo

Gilbert Melki as Albert

Gilbert Melki

Albert

Sulika Kadosh as Mémé

Sulika Kadosh

Mémé

Dalia Beger as Dona

Dalia Beger

Dona

Kobi Regev as Eviatar

Kobi Regev

Eviatar

Omer Moshkovitz as Gabrielle

Omer Moshkovitz

Gabrielle

Yam Eitan as Lior

Yam Eitan

Lior

Valérie Zarrouk as Yvette

Valérie Zarrouk

Yvette