“Gett. The Trial of Viviane Amsalem”
3rd ISRAELI FILM WEEK
“Fragile: Families” גט .המשפט של ויויאן אמסלם
With the presense of the leading actor Menashe Noy
Synopsis
In Israel there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce. Only rabbis can legitimate a marriage or its dissolution. But this dissolution is only possible with full consent from the husband, who in the end has more power that the judges. Viviane Amsalem has been applying for divorce for three years. But her husband Elisha will not agree. His cold intransigence, Viviane’s determination to fight for her freedom, and the ambiguous role of the judges shape a procedure in which tragedy vies with absurdity, and everything is brought out for judgment, apart from the initial request.
Distinctions / Awards
Best Actor award at Jerusalem Film Festival, 2014
Ophir Award for Best Fim, 2014
Nominated at the 87th Oscar Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film, 2015
3rd Israeli Film Week – “Fragile: Families”
The Embassy of Israel in Athens, in cooperation with the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, is organizing the tribute to Israeli cinema Fragile: Families 3rd Israeli Cinema Week which includes nine prize-winning films from 2011-2014, which explore different areas of family life and the relationships which form between family members. At the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation from Wednesday 10th until Tuesday 16th of December 2014.
It is the third consecutive year that the Israeli Cinema Week is being organized in Athens. During the last years Israeli films have taken part and received awards at film festivals in Greece and across the world. They have also become commercially extremely successful. During the tribute Fragile: Families, the audience will have the opportunity to explore the mechanisms, the relationships and the problems of families from different backgrounds.
Drama, Israel / France / Germany, 2014, 115, color
Language: Hebrew, French, Arabic
Subtitles: English
Directed: Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz
Screenplay: Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz
Starring: Menashe Noy, Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Sasson Gabay
