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To Take A Wife(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-06-01
56%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear
Overview:
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.
Languages: French, Hebrew.
Countries:
France,
Israel
ProductionCompanies:
Zanagar Films
Movie: To Take A Wife
Top 9 Billed Cast
Ronit Elkabetz
Viviane
Simon Abkarian
Eliyahoo
Gilbert Melki
Albert
Valérie Zarrouk
Yvette
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