Israel’s #1 Film of the Year
New York Times & Los Angeles Times CRITICS PICK!
The Women’s Balcony
ISRAEL 2016
Comedy/Drama 1hr 36mins PG-13
In Hebrew with English subtitles
MONDAY, June 19 @ 3:30pm and 6:30pm
Film Sponsor: Chris Cade
Film Sponsor: Chris Cade
” A charming, warm-hearted comedy”
Kenneth Turan, LA Times
An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.
When the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, leaving the rabbi’s wife in a coma and the rabbi in shock, the congregation falls into crisis. Charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts pushing his fundamentalist ways and tries to take control. This tests the women’s friendships and creates an almost Lysistrata-type rift between the community’s women and men.
Note: All dialog in films from non-English speaking countries will be presented in its original language accompanied by English subtitles.
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