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To Take A Wife

Dir. Ronit Elkabetz·2004·1h 37m

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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To Take A Wife

To Take A Wife (2004)

Ronit Elkabetz

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1h 37m
Cross-source blend ~62/100

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Countries

France, Israel

Ratings

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6.2/10

15 votes

Rating consensus

62/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~62/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Ronit Elkabetz

Viviane

Simon Abkarian

Eliyahoo

Gilbert Melki

Albert

Sulika Kadosh

Mémé

Dalia Beger

Dona

Kobi Regev

Eviatar

Omer Moshkovitz

Gabrielle

Yam Eitan

Lior

Valérie Zarrouk

Yvette

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