To Take A Wife

1h 37m
DramaRomance
5.7

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.

Cast

Ronit Elkabetz
Viviane
Simon Abkarian
Eliyahoo
Gilbert Melki
Albert
Sulika Kadosh
Mémé
Dalia Beger
Dona
Kobi Regev
Eviatar
Omer Moshkovitz
Gabrielle
Yam Eitan
Lior
Valérie Zarrouk
Yvette

Crew

Ronit Elkabetz
Director, Screenplay
Shlomi Elkabetz
Director, Screenplay
Joel Alexis
Editor
Yaron Scharf
Director of Photography
Itai Tamir
Producer
Eric Cohen
Producer
Jean-Philippe Reza
Producer
Marek Rozenbaum
Producer
Tali Ohaion
Casting
Laura Sheim
Costume Design
Michel Korb
Music
Aviv Aldema
Art Direction

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