It's tough and unsparing, but the grimness is never gratuitous.
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
2014 · 1h 55m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Ronit Elkabetz
,
Shlomi Elkabetz
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Ronit Elkabetz Director
- Shlomi Elkabetz Director
- Ronit Elkabetz as Viviane Amsalem
- Simon Abkarian as Elisha
- Sasson Gabai as Simeon Amsalem
- Menashe Noy as Carmel
- Eli Gorenstein as Judge (rabbi)
- Gabi Amrani as Haim
- Dalia Beger as Donna Aboukassis
- Albert Iluz as Emil Amzalg
- Ruby Porat Shoval as Rachel Amzalg
- Evelin Hagoel as Evelin Ben Shoshan
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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.
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.
A microcosm of women victimized by patriarchal institutions worldwide as well as an allegory of the universal struggle for freedom.
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.
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