Disobedience (2017)

A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.

Director:

Sebastián Lelio

Writers:

Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Stars:

Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anton Lesser	...	Rav Krushka
Alessandro Nivola	...	Dovid Kuperman
Allan Corduner	...	Moshe Hartog
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Rabbi Goldfarb
David Fleeshman	...	Yosef Kirschbaum
Steve Furst	...	Dr Gideon Rigler
Rachel Weisz	...	Ronit Krushka
Trevor Allan Davies	...	Tattooed Man
Sophia Brown	...	Photographic Studio Assistant
Anthony Dowding	...	Man in Bar
Bernice Stegers	...	Fruma Hartog
Clara Francis	...	Hinda
Rachel McAdams	...	Esti Kuperman
Lia Cohen	...	Rina
Cara Horgan	...	Miss Scheinberg

Storyline

From a screenplay by Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz, the film follows a woman as she returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality. Based on Naomi Alderman's book, the film stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian relationship | spitting in someone's mouth | scandal | infidelity | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Love is an act of defiance.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK Ireland USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Disobedience

Filming Locations:

Golders Green, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$237,393, 29 April 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,480,702

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,917,917, 15 July 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braven Films,Element Pictures,Film 4

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

-Rachel Weisz was set to produce and star in an adaptation of the Naomi Alderman novel Disobedience; with Ed Guiney and Frida Torresblanco as co-producers.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rav Krushka: In the beginning, Hashem made three types of creatures, the angels, the beasts, and the human beings. The angels, He made from His pure word. The angels have no will to do evil. They cannot deviate for one moment from His purpose. The beasts have only their instincts to guide them. They, too, follow the commands of their maker. The Torah states that Hashem spent almost six whole days of creation fashioning these creatures. Then, just before sunset, He took a small quantity of earth...

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kate Beckinsale/Colin Hanks/Allison Miller (2016)

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Soundtracks

Moving On
Performed by Sarah P
Written by Anna Sarra Psalti & Georgios Bakalakos
Courtesy of Hellbig Music

User Reviews

Are we really free?

Touching story about a woman (Weisz) who leaves her home to be free but keeps holds on her childhood home and best friends, when she returnes to buried her late father, she realizes they always been in her heart. The movie is touching, heart warming and at times sad. Watch it please!