

Disobedience
Love is an act of defiance
New York photographer Ronit flies to London after learning about the death of her estranged father. Ronit is returning to the same Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for her childhood attraction to Esti, a female friend. Their fortuitous and happy reunion soon reignites their burning passion as the two women explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
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6.9/10
1,314 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $8M
- Language
- English
- forbidden love
- lgbt
- childhood friends
- jewish culture
- orthodox jewish
- lesbian
- return to hometown
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Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival24 Apr 2018
- Theatrical (limited)RNew York & Los Angeles27 Apr 2018
- Theatrical27 Apr 2018
- PremiereMontclair Film Festival28 Apr 2018
- TheatricalR18 May 2018
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1530 Nov 2018
- Physical154 Mar 2019
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA15+14 Jun 2018
CanadaCA
- Premiere18AToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2017
- Theatrical18A18 May 2018
BrazilBR
- Theatrical21 Jun 2018
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1514 Jun 2018
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1618 May 2018
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP13 Jun 2018
- Digital / OTTVOD21 Nov 2018
- PhysicalUDVD & Blu-Ray21 Nov 2018
- TVUCiné+ Club11 Mar 2020
- Digital / OTTUPrime Video13 Jun 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical024 Apr 2018
- Physical0DVD5 Sept 2018
GreeceGR
- Theatrical4 Oct 2018
Hong KongHK
- PremiereIIIHong Kong International Film Festival25 Mar 2018
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT1813 Apr 2018
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Disobedience was released on 24 April 2018.
Audience reviews
2- G6/10
Gimly
10/4/2018
**Except from a conversation about the movie:** "I think _Disobedience_ could get some Oscar attention. It's depressing Jewish lesbians, so chances are pretty high. It was actually a pretty decent movie. Really didn't overplay the onscreen sex, which was good, but I do wish there were queer movies which were more middle of the spectrum. Seems like 99% of the time you either get hokey deliberate trash """comedies""…
- S7/10
Stephen Campbell
7/2/2019
**_A well-told love story, set against a background of religious orthodoxy_** > _An important point to make from the outset is that Jewish law does_ not _teach that it is forbidden to be a homosexual. On the contrary, Jewish law is concerned not with the source of a person's erotic urges nor with inner feelings, but with acts. The Torah forbids the homosexual_ act_, known as_ mishkav zakhar_, but has nothing to sa…
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