The Women's Balcony (2016)

Original title

ישמח חתני

Directed by

Emil Ben-Shimon

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

14A

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A community of Mizrahi Jews in Jerusalem deals with damage to their synagogue. They bring in a young rabbi to help rebuild, but his plan to make the congregation more conservative causes conflict.

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What happens

The Women's Balcony (Hebrew: ישמח חתני) is a 2016 Israeli comedy film directed by Emil Ben-Shimon. The film stars Evelin Hagoel, Yigal Naor, Orna Banai and Aviv Alush. The film follows a Mizrahi synagogue congregation in Jerusalem's Bukharan Quarter. The congregation is in disarray from building damage to their synagogue. A charismatic and handsome young rabbi (Alush) promises to rebuild the synagogue, but seeks to move the community in a far more conservative direction. A major critical and commercial success, The Women's Balcony was nominated for six Ophir Awards in Israel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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