http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/gett-the-trial-of-viviane-amsalem/ Independent film and music reviews Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/gett-the-trial-of-viviane-amsalem/#comment-7602 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:51:20 +0000 http://waytooindie.com/?p=30433#comment-7602 […] festival review Tu Dors Nicole/em> review Jauja/em> review The Duke of Burgundy/em> review Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem review Ex Machina […]

]]> http://waytooindie.com/review/movie/gett-the-trial-of-viviane-amsalem/#comment-6185 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:31:39 +0000 http://waytooindie.com/?p=30433#comment-6185 […] Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem is the third film in a series by sibling directors Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz following the titular Israeli woman (Ronit) as she navigates the turbulent waters of her failing marriage to her husband, Elisha (Simon Abkarian). It takes place entirely in an Israeli courtroom over five years, chronicling the tragically protracted process of Viviane filing for divorce and being rejected over and over again. Per Israeli law, the only person with the power to grant her freedom is Elisha himself, who isn’t willing to oblige, holding her captive in the truest sense. An enraging demonstration of the powerlessness of women in the rabbinical court system, Gett will force you to stop in your tracks and think hard about this unjust, outlandish law that exists in Israel to this day. With hope, the film will reach enough people and change the course of Israeli women’s history forever. […]

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