Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

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Film Info
Director(s):Ronit & Shlomi Elkabetz
Country:France
Israel
Germany
Year of Production:2014
Running Time:115 min

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. Nominated for a Golden Globe(Best Foreign Film), Israel's entry for the Oscars and stars Ronit Elkabetz (Invisible, SFJFF 2012; Jaffa, SFJFF 2010)