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To Take A Wife

2004 • 1h37m Drama, Romance

Rating

5.7/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Ronit Elkabetz

Shlomi Elkabetz

Screenplay

Ronit Elkabetz

Shlomi Elkabetz

Cast

Ronit Elkabetz

Simon Abkarian

Gilbert Melki

Release date

6/1/2004

Status

Released

Origin country

IL

Vote count

13