The Rebellions
A group of women rebels against strict community leaders to save a friend from an abusive marriage. After refusing to comply with traditional expectations, they launch a defiant sex strike. Despite facing harsh boycotts and persecution, the women persist until their friend achieves freedom.
A group of women rebels against strict community leaders to save a friend from an abusive marriage. After refusing to comply with traditional expectations, they launch a defiant sex strike. Despite facing harsh boycotts and persecution, the women persist until their friend achieves freedom.
Drama Performance: The Women of Me'a She'arim
A moving and comedic drama about a group of women in Me'a She'arim who rebelled against community leadership to save one of their own from a miserable and abusive marriage. The neighborhood women decide that the value of mutual aid to a woman in distress outweighs even the commandment of procreation. They confront the authorities with courage, refuse to go to the mikveh, and begin a course of abstaining from marital life. In their turbulent journey, they suffer excommunication and persecution, but despite the heavy price, they continue their course until their friend is freed from the chains of her marriage.
Written by: Amnon Levi
Directed by: Yechezkel Lazarov
Cast: Shlomo Baraba, Rona Lee Shimon, Gil Frank, Tali Sharon, Nati Kluger, Noa Rabinovitz, Meir Toldano, Gil Weiss
Photography: Or Danon
Poster Design: Shane Horowitz
