Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)

Original title

גט: המשפט של ויויאן אמסלם

Directed by

Shlomi Elkabetz, Ronit Elkabetz

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

7

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 147 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Israeli woman tries to get a divorce from her husband in a religious court. The legal process drags on as the husband refuses to cooperate and the judges demand compromises. The film shows her struggle for freedom within a rigid system.

slow-burntenseclaustrophobicfrustratingemotionalgrittymethodicalintimate

What happens

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Hebrew: גט - המשפט של ויויאן אמסלם, romanized: Get — Ha'mishpat shel Vivian Amsalem) is a 2014 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz, who were siblings. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. The film is the third in a trilogy focusing on the unhappy marriage of Viviane Amsalem, the first being To Take a Wife and the second Shiva. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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