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62% Critic Match
To Take A Wife
“A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear”
6.2 / 10• 2004• 1h 37m•NR• Hebrew
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ronit Elkabetz
Viviane
Lead
Simon Abkarian
Eliyahoo
Gilbert Melki
Albert
SK
Sulika Kadosh
Mémé
DB
Dalia Beger
Dona
KR
Kobi Regev
Eviatar
OM
Omer Moshkovitz
Gabrielle
YE
Yam Eitan
Lior
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ronit Elkabetz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. To Take A Wife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
