The film was highly praised for its sensitive direction and "top of their game" performances, particularly by the three leads. It currently holds a strong critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Critics highlighted its "gorgeously acted" scenes and its ability to handle nuanced emotional landscapes without becoming judgmental.
is a 2017 romantic drama directed by Sebastián Lelio, starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams as two women who rekindle a forbidden love within an insular Orthodox Jewish community .
"Disobedience" is a romantic drama film that tells the story of Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz), a woman who returns to her Orthodox Jewish community in London after her father's death. Ronit has been estranged from her family and community since her teenage years, but she comes back for the funeral and finds herself drawn to Esti Kuperman (Rachel McAdams), a woman who was once her childhood friend and potential love interest. The film was highly praised for its sensitive
Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality. * Sebastián Lelio. Naomi Alderman.
is a romantic drama directed by Sebastián Lelio, based on the novel by Naomi Alderman. is a 2017 romantic drama directed by Sebastián
The story follows Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz), a non-orthodox Jewish photographer living in New York, who returns to her childhood home in North London after the death of her father, a revered Rabbi. She returns to a community that shuns her, only to rekindle a repressed, forbidden relationship with her childhood friend, Esti (Rachel McAdams), who is now married to Ronit’s cousin, Dovid (Alessandro Nivola).
Disobedience (2017) is a romantic drama directed by Sebastián Lelio, based on the 2006 novel by Naomi Alderman. The film explores the friction between personal freedom and religious tradition within a tight-knit Modern Orthodox Jewish community in North London. Plot Overview Once back, their passions reignite as they explore
. The film explores the friction between personal desire and religious tradition within a strict Orthodox Jewish community in North London Plot Summary The story follows Ronit Krushka