The Women's Balcony

Ismach Hatani, feature film, humorous drama, Israel, 2016

DIRECTED BY: Emil Ben-Shimon

The Women's Balcony

CAST:
Evelin Hagoel (Ettie),
Igal Naor (Zion),
Orna Banai (Tikva),
Einat Saruf (Margalit),
Avraham Aviv Alush (David)

SCRIPT:
Shlomit Nehama

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Ziv Berkovich

Synopsis:

Etty and Tzion live a happy peaceful life in their small Jerusalem community.  During the bar mitzvah of their grandson, the women’s balcony of their synagogue collapses and the synagogue is destroyed. The men try to find a way to restore the synagogue but are faced with so many obstacles, that it seems impossible. Then a young, charismatic, zealous rabbi comes into their lives and he promises that all their problems will be solved. 

color, digital, 96 min

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