Meital Barda

Amos Gitai’s impassioned feminist polemic selected for the 1999 Cannes Film Festival is set in an ultra-Orthodox enclave of Jerusalem and follows a pious woman who is rejected by her community when her marriage proves childless. Meanwhile, her beloved sister is in love with a young man who has fled the community to lead a secular life.

The job of policing Israel is not only a matter of ensuring law and order. Delving into the complexities of the Israeli police, this stunning and politically volatile film marked Nadav Lapid (The Kindergarten Teacher) as an exciting new directorial talent.