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Completed - HEBREW - Drama, Social issues - 108 minutes

Log Line

A couple’s infertility struggle and traumatic treatment raise questions about their Jewish faith and ultraorthodox community.

Year of production : 2022

Director(s) : Mordechai VARDI
Writer(s) : Mordechai VARDI
Cast : Mili ESHET, Yoav ROTMAN, Ilanit BEN-YAAKOV, Nevo KIMCHI

Producer(s) : Haggai ARAD (Daroma Productions), Elad PELEG (Daroma Productions), Aharon PEER (Daroma Productions)

Synopsis

Feigi and Naftali are an ultraorthodox couple struggling with infertility. Naftali travels to Ukraine to pray for a child at Rabbi Nachman’s grave, leaving Feigi with Rabbi Eliyahu, a guest who claims to be a healer. Despite Feigi’s reluctance, Rabbi Eliyahu convinces her to undergo a 'spiritual treatment.' When Naftali returns, he faces a crisis when he discovers the 'treatment’ true nature, raising fundamental questions about his faith and trust in others.

Production

Country(ies) : ISRAEL

Festivals and Awards

Jerusalem FF 2022 (Nominated, Award for Israeli Cinema)
Black Nights Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection)
MOOV 2022 (Official Selection)
iffi 2022 (Official Selection)


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