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The film tells the story of how, 30 years ago, the divorce of a woman who went on to become a renowned author, and her husband, an esteemed rabbi, shook the religious city of Bnai Barak and affected the lives of their seven children. It follows a family divided between the two conflicting worlds of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Roth, Noa (Screenwriter, Researcher, Interviewer), Sperber, Avigail (Cinematographer), Banitt, Assaf (Film editor)
Format: Video
Language:Hebrew
Language Notes:In Hebrew with English subtitles.
Published: [Israel] : Pardes Productions, 2015.
Subjects:
Rotem, Yehudit.
Roth, Noa.
Jewish women authors > Israel > Biography.
Feminists > Israel > Biography.
Judaism > Customs and practices.
Orthodox Judaism > Relations > Nontraditional Jews.
Dysfunctional families > Israel.
Écrivaines juives > Israël > Biographies.
Féministes > Israël > Biographies.
Judaïsme > Coutumes et pratiques.
Judaïsme orthodoxe > Relations > Judaïsme réformé.
Familles inadaptées > Israël.
Dysfunctional families.
Feminists.
Interfaith relations > Nontraditional Jews.
Jewish women authors.
Orthodox Judaism.
Israel.
Foreign films.
Streaming video.
Biographical films.
Biographies.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The film tells the story of how, 30 years ago, the divorce of a woman who went on to become a renowned author, and her husband, an esteemed rabbi, shook the religious city of Bnai Barak and affected the lives of their seven children. It follows a family divided between the two conflicting worlds of the Ultra-Orthodox and the secular. One of the couple's daughters embarks on a journey among the ghosts of her childhood to try to reunite her fractured family and finally start a family of her own.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (67 min.) : sound, color
Awards:Audience Award, Docaviv International Film Festival 2015
Production Credits:Noa Roth, director, screenwriter, researcher ; producers, Avigail Sperber and Lilach Adler ; editor, Assaf Banitt ; cinematographer, Avigail Sperber ; music, Shay Alon.