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3rd(2001)



Cohen¡¯s Wife

Nava(Nussan) Heifetz

  • Israel
  • 2000
  • 24min
  • 16mmm
  • color

SYNOPSIS

In the wake of a rape, a young ultra-orthodox woman awaits the Rabbinical court¡¯s decision whether or not her husband must divorce her in accordance with the Jewish law that states ¡°A cohen¡¯s (a descendant of a temple priest) wife who was raped is forbidden to her husband.¡± Directed by an orthodox woman, Cohen¡¯s Wife is a provocative modern day portrait of a couple torn by religious dogma and familial devotion.

PROGRAM NOTE

In the wake of a rape, a young ultra-orthodox woman awaits the Rabbinical court¡¯s decision whether or not her husband must divorce her in accordance with the Jewish law that states ¡°A cohen¡¯s (a descendant of a temple priest) wife who was raped is forbidden to her husband.¡± Directed by an orthodox woman, Cohen¡¯s Wife is a provocative modern day portrait of a couple torn by religious dogma and familial devotion.

Director

  • Nava(Nussan) HeifetzNava(Nussan) Heifetz

    Majoring in Social Sciences at Bar-Ilan Univ, her documentary, Bella(1998) was invited to several international film festivals. Cohen¡¯s Wife was shown in Jerusalem Film Festival 2000.

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