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To Take A Wife

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

6.4(17)20041h 37m3

The story takes place in Haifa, Israel, in 1979, during three days before the Shabbat. A young woman trying to raise three children, work from home, and observe the strict Moroccan traditions of her family finds herself at constant odds with her husband and her brothers, who want her to stay married and leave behind the notions of being loved and free.

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Released
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Language
French
Part of Gett Collection · 3 films
  • husband wife relationship
  • rage and hate
  • marriage crisis
  • married couple
  • arranged marriage
  • cigarette
  • lover
  • marriage
  • calamity
  • irreconcilability
  • coercion
  • conflict

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France, Israel

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical5 Sept 2004
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical26 Jan 2005
  • IsraelIL

    • Theatrical1 Jun 2004

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To Take A Wife was released on 1 June 2004.

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