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Rivka and Malka are two Orthodox Jewish sisters living in one of the most traditional communities in Jerusalem, and both are coming up against conflicts between their faith and their gender. Rivka and Meir have been married for 10 years, but are childless. Despite his real love for his wife, Meir feels he must follow tradition and take another, fertile wife. Meanwhile, Rivka's younger sister, Malka... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 50 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 16, 2000 NY |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Kino International
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$742,352 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Film Journal International,
"...an exquisite portrait of a rarely touched subject: Hassidic Jews." Full Review...
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iF Magazine,
(grade: B-) "The film should be a call to arms especially for religiously repressed women. But to others it will be considered a heavy-handed polemic." Full Review...
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Village Voice: Jerusalem Sisters Unorthodox Behavior,
"...[director] Gitaï bestows on his film a tenacious attention to routine, to the habits and daily tasks that provide a steadying cadence amid miscellaneous upheavals but that also, piecemeal and almost imperceptibly, add up to the story of a life..." Full Review...
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