GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem



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Alternate/Foreign Title: Gett [Original title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2015-06-16

Genre: Foreign

Sub-genre: Drama

Director: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz

Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Sasson Gabai, Menashe Noy, Eli Gornstein, Keren Mor, Gabi Amrani, Shmil Ben Ari, Rami Danon, Roberto Pollack, Evelin Hagoel, Ze'ev Revach, Albert Iluz, Ruby Porat Shoval

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Synopsis: An Israeli woman (Ronit Elkabetz) seeking to finalize her divorce from her cruel and manipulative husband finds herself effectively put on trial by her country's religiously-based marriage laws, in this riveting drama from sibling directors Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz (Late Marriage and The Band's Visit) who is also one of Israeli cinema's most acclaimed actresses. In Israel there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce; only rabbis can legalize a marriage or its dissolution, which is only possible with the husband's full consent. Viviane Amsalem has been applying for a divorce for three years but her husband Elisha (Simon Ebkarian of Casino Royale and Persepolis), will not agree. His cold intransigence, Viviane's determination to fight for her freedom, and the ambiguous role of the judges shape a procedure in which tragedy vies with absurdity, and where everything is brought out for judgment, apart from the initial request.     Source: Music Box Films


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