To Take A Wife

To Take A Wife (2004)

Drama, Romance1 hour and 37 minutes
56%
User score

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

Description

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.

Status

Released

Original language

Hebrew

Budget

Revenue

Keywords
husband wife relationshiprage and hatemarriage crisismarried couplearranged marriagecigarettelovermarriagecalamityirreconcilabilitycoercionconflictdivorceextramarital affairfamily feudwoman director