Family matters = Girsa deyankuta /

The film tells the story of how, 30 years ago, the divorce of a woman who went on to become a renowned author, and her husband, an esteemed rabbi, shook the religious city of Bnai Barak and affected the lives of their seven children. It follows a family divided between the two conflicting worlds of...

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Other Authors: Roth, Noa (Screenwriter, Researcher, Interviewer), Sperber, Avigail (Cinematographer), Banitt, Assaf (Film editor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:Hebrew
English
Published: [Israel] : Pardes Productions, 2015
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Summary:The film tells the story of how, 30 years ago, the divorce of a woman who went on to become a renowned author, and her husband, an esteemed rabbi, shook the religious city of Bnai Barak and affected the lives of their seven children. It follows a family divided between the two conflicting worlds of the Ultra-Orthodox and the secular. One of the couple's daughters embarks on a journey among the ghosts of her childhood to try to reunite her fractured family and finally start a family of her own.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (67 min.) : sound, color
Awards:Audience Award, Docaviv International Film Festival 2015
Production Credits:Noa Roth, director, screenwriter, researcher ; producers, Avigail Sperber and Lilach Adler ; editor, Assaf Banitt ; cinematographer, Avigail Sperber ; music, Shay Alon.
Participant or Performer:Noa Roth, interviewer ; Yehudit Rotem, interviewee ; various other family members.
Language:In Hebrew with English subtitles.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description from landing page (Film Platform, viewed October 18, 2017).