To Take A Wife

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

Original title: ולקחת לך אישה
Duration: 97 min
Release date: 2004-06-01
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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.

Drama Romance

ולקחת לך אישה

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