The Roots of Water

The Roots of Water

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 12, 2021

Runtime

0h 19m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Les Racines de l'Eau

Director

Sarah Lederman

Description

Two women—one Ashkenazi Jew from Poland and one Sephardic Jew from Algeria—meet in Brussels with the same quest: to find out what their Jewish identity means to them. Their biggest desire is to undergo the water ritual called Mikveh. But they are not welcome in a bath house being neither married nor orthodox. Nonetheless, they try to claim their heritage on a road trip and on their own Judaism.