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To Take A Wife

To Take A Wife

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 1, 2004

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

56%

Original Title

ולקחת לך אישה

Production Companies

Zanagar Films

Director

Ronit Elkabetz

Description

The story takes place in Haifa, Israel, in 1979, during three days before the Shabbat. A young woman trying to raise three children, work from home, and observe the strict Moroccan traditions of her family finds herself at constant odds with her husband and her brothers, who want her to stay married and leave behind the notions of being loved and free.