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To Take a Wife

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.

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Ronit Elkabetz
Viviane
Simon Abkarian
Eliahou
Gilbert Melki
Albert

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Awards

  • 2004 - Best Actor - - winner
  • 2004 - Golden Alexander - - nominated
  • 2004 - Award of the Israeli Film Academy - Best Actress - nominated
  • 2004 - Audience Award (Critics' Week) - - winner

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