Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations
Meital Berdah
- Malka
- (as Meital Barda)
Uri Klauzner
- Yossef
- (as Uri Ran-Klausner)
Leah Koenig
- Elisheva
- (as Lea Koenig)
Amos Gitai
- Man in the bar
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAmos Gitai began shooting on February 2, 1999 and shot the majority of the sequences in continuity. He then edited his film at the rate of 18 hours per day, to send it in mid-April to Gilles Jacob, the president of the Cannes Film Festival, who selected it immediately.
- GoofsThe scene where Yossef the zealot prays loudly for understanding the Torah is completely preposterous. An Orthodox Jew would always pray silently, even when alone. To pray in such a boorish manner would only invite ridicule.
- Alternate versionsThe "Making of" featurette shows several scenes cut from the movie, including one of Rivka preparing a meal.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A History of Israeli Cinema (2009)
Featured review
gripping but sometimes slow
A great story and well-shot. But at times, things move too slowly for my taste. This inherently feminist critique is also the type of film that begs for theological critique, because the concerns of the depicted society are only understood within the context of their theology, an understanding of the documents they follow and where they and their subsequent traditions originate. Why can the women not stand up or fight back at all? Are they really that powerless? If they studied as the men did, they could, potentially (I have studied both the Torah and the Talmud as well as Hebrew and Jewish customs). What is the perspective of the filmmaker? An ex-Jew most likely? And what alternatives are there? This anti-orthodox, anti-tradition social problem film is a gripping story, even without background details. Well worth seeing.
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- FilmLabRat
- Apr 22, 2003
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Кадош
- Filming locations
- Wailing Wall, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel(Rivka prays at the wall)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $736,812
- Gross worldwide
- $770,132
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