SummaryAn accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. When the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, leaving the rabbi’s wife in a coma and the rabbi in shock, the congregation falls into cri... Read More
Directed By:Emil Ben-Shimon
Written By:Shlomit Nehama
The Women's Balcony
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Jun 8, 2017
80
Call it a battle-of-the-sexes comedy set in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem. But, in its own quiet and friendly way, the film goes deeper than that, looking at how conservative religious views can clash with more moderate ways.
May 25, 2017
80
This light and predictable movie, with its overwhelming box office success, still offers tremendous insight into day-to-day Israeli society.
Mar 2, 2017
80
This is an unapologetically warmhearted comedic drama, a fine example of commercial filmmaking grounded in a persuasive knowledge of human behavior.
May 26, 2017
75
While the mood is that of a gentle and affectionate comedy, the film makes some extremely sharp points about fanaticism, sexism masked as holiness, and tolerance among the faithful.
Mar 2, 2017
70
Offering solid, middle-brow entertainment that borrows from Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata,” the film shows the relationships and tensions between different groups within Orthodox Judaism in Jerusalem, and provides a cautionary (and universally understandable) tale about religious fundamentalism.
Jun 15, 2017
63
Although the film ultimately strikes a celebratory tone, the stark divisions it reveals offer an unsettling look at the state of public discourse.
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Nov 21, 2017
7
An Israeli film that does not escape the formulaic tones but offers a good story centered on a theme that must remain brutally relevant in our times, where religious extremism always ruins things like the coexistence of this community, do not submit, even if you believe in some sort of God. God is what you personally make of it, not what you're being told it is.
Production Company:
- Pie Films
Release Date:Mar 3, 2017
Duration:1 h 36 m
Awards
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
• 5 Nominations
UK Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Nomination
