Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Gett)

Tue Nov 10, 2015 to
Fri Nov 13, 2015

21:00

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

In Israel there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce. Only rabbis can legitimate a marriage or its dissolution. But this dissolution is only possible with full consent from the husband, who in the end has more power than the judges. Viviane Amsalem has been applying for divorce for three years. But her husband Elisha will not agree. His cold intransigence, Viviane's determination to fight for her freedom, and the ambiguous role of the judges shape a procedure in which tragedy vies with absurdity, and everything is brought out for judgment, apart from the initial request.

Cast:
Ronit Elkabetz
Simon Abkarian
Gabi Amrani
Dalia Beger

Director: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Writer: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Runtime: 115 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Hebrew, French
Subtitles: Greek
Production Year: 2014

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