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Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

2014 · 1h 55m · Not Rated Drama
Directed by Ronit Elkabetz , Shlomi Elkabetz

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The trial story of Viviane Amsalem's five year fight to obtain her divorce in front of the only legal authority competent for divorce cases in Israel, the Rabbinical Court.

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It's tough and unsparing, but the grimness is never gratuitous.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh

Ultimately the movie is wearying, but then it's likely supposed to be. If Viviane's going through the wringer, you're going through the wringer too.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh

Shot in intense close-ups, the better to study the emotions burning off the characters' skin, the film is all talk and gestures, but it begins to take your breath away like a chase movie would.

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh

A microcosm of women victimized by patriarchal institutions worldwide as well as an allegory of the universal struggle for freedom.

Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Fresh

As Viviane laments, this kind of thing wouldn't happen in America. True, but there's not an actress in America who wouldn't twist her hair into a bun for the chance to play this role.

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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