The Other Story (2018)

Two rebellious young women - one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith; the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences.

Director:

Avi Nesher

Writers:

Noam Shpancer, Avi Nesher

Stars:

Sasson Gabai, Joy Rieger, Yuval Segal

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sasson Gabai	...	Shlomo Abadi
Joy Rieger	...	Anat Abadi
Yuval Segal	...	Yonatan Abadi
Maya Dagan	...	Tali Abadi
Nathan Goshen	...	Shahar Elkayam
Avigail Harari	...	Sari Alter
Maayan Blum	...	Rami Alter
Orna Pitussi	...	Pagan Priestess
Esti Zakheim	...	Bridal Dress Saleswoman
Ilai Berezhansky	...	Izzi Alter
Neomi Hashmonay	...	Seminary Group Leader
Chancela Mongoza	...	Bass Player (as Sean Mongoza)
Savitri Salant	...	Diana
Claudia Dulitchi	...	Nun
Eyal Cohen	...	Shahar's Father

Storyline

Two rebellious young women - one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith; the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious upbringing for sexual and spiritual freedom-cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

morning ritual | netilat yadayim | airport | father daughter relationship | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film premiered at TIFF in September 2018.

User Reviews

Deeply moving film about all the ways we are at war with love

I'm impressed a man wrote and directed this film, concerned with the fragility of human relationships

Details

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

28 June 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Other Story

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,163, 30 June 2019

Gross USA:

$135,191

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$135,191

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro Communications, MiLa Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color