Afternoon Film: The Women's Balcony

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Crandall Public Library
Christine L. McDonald Community Room

Event Details

(Israel, 2016, 96 min., color, BluRay, NR, Subtitled) Starring Evelin Hagoel and Igal Naor An 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 crisis. Charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts pushing his fundamentalist ways and tries to take control. This tests the women’s friendships and creates an almost Lysistrata-type rift between the community’s women and men. – Official Site “Subtly handled by director Emil Ben-Shimon and screenwriter Shlomit Nehama and rendered heartfelt and compelling by an outstanding cast.” – Peter Keough, Boston Globe, 7/6/2017
Event Type(s): Film Program
Age Group(s): Adults