Released
To Take A Wife
June 1 2004 (over 20 years ago)Rating
56
Based on
12 reviews
A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear
- Directors: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
- Writers: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 1 h 37 m
- Countries: France, Israel
- Company: Zanagar Films
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.
