Cinematography:
Jeanne LapoirieCast:
Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Sasson Gabai, Evelin Hagoel, Keren Mor, Menashe Noy, Ze'ev Revach, Eli Gornstein, Shmil Ben Ari, Dalia Beger, Abraham CelektarPlots(1)
An Israeli woman (Ronit Elkabetz) seeking to finalize a divorce (gett) from her estranged husband finds herself effectively put on trial by her country's religious marriage laws, in this powerhouse courtroom drama from sibling directors Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz. In Israel, there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce; only Orthodox rabbis can legalize a union or its dissolution, which is only possible with the husband's full consent. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Viviane Amsalem has been applying for a divorce for three years but her religiously devout husband Elisha (Simon Abkarian of CASINO ROYALE and PERSEPOLIS), continually refuses. His cold intransigence, Viviane's determination to fight for her freedom, and the ambiguous role of the rabbinical judges shape a procedure where tragedy vies with absurdity and everything is brought out into the open for judgment. (Music Box Films)
(more)Cast
Ronit Elkabetz
Israel
Best movies:
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
The Band's Visit (2007)
Late Marriage (2001)
Simon Abkarian
France
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Casino Royale (2006)
Les Hirondelles de Kaboul (2019)
Sasson Gabai
Iraq
Best movies:
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
The Band's Visit (2007)
When Pigs Have Wings (2011)
Evelin Hagoel
Morocco
Best movies:
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
A Matter of Size (2009)
Turn Left at the End of the World (2004)
Keren Mor
Israel
Best movies:
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
11'09''01 - September 11 (2002)
Foul Gesture (2006)
Menashe Noy
Best movies:
Saint Clara (1996)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
Working Woman (2018)
Ze'ev Revach
Morocco
Best movies:
The Farewell Party (2014)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
Escape: Human Cargo (1998) (TV movie)
Eli Gornstein
Israel
Best movies:
Shmil Ben Ari
Israel
Best movies:
Go, See, and Become (2005)
Life According to Agfa (1992)
Yana's Friends (1999)
Dalia Beger
Best movies:
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
Jaffa (2009)
Abraham Celektar
Best movies:
Go, See, and Become (2005)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)