To Take A Wife

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

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Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

Keywords

rage and hate
woman director
marriage crisis
married couple
extramarital affair
husband wife relationship
marriage
arranged marriage
divorce
cigarette
conflict
lover
family feud
coercion
calamity
irreconcilability

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 1, 2004
Original language: Hebrew
Spoken languages: french, hebrew
Countries: France, Israel
Production: Zanagar Films
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0426279