Kadosh
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Kadosh (lit. Sacred) is a 1999 film by Israeli director Amos Gitai
Amos Gitai
Amos Gitai , born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel, is an Israeli filmmaker and director. He is mainly known for making documentaries and experimental / minimalist feature films...

. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks...

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Plot

Kadosh is a bleak drama about the plight of women in Haredi society. In the opening scene, Meir (Yoram Hattab), a young Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....

ic scholar, thanks God in his morning prayers for not being born a woman. At first, the marriage of Meir and his adoring wife, Rivka (Yael Abecassis
Yael Abecassis
Yael Abecassis is an Israeli actress and model. She married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They divorced in 2003. Abecassis is the daughter of Raymonde Abecassis, a Moroccan-born Israeli actress.- Career:...

), appears tender and idyllic, but as the day progresses it becomes clear that Meir is obsessed with the fact that he is childless after ten years of marriage. Rivka's younger sister, Malka, marries Yosef in a match arranged by their parents, but loves Yaakov, a rock singer, who has abandoned the religious community.

Cast

  • Yaël Abecassis
    Yael Abecassis
    Yael Abecassis is an Israeli actress and model. She married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They divorced in 2003. Abecassis is the daughter of Raymonde Abecassis, a Moroccan-born Israeli actress.- Career:...

     - Rivka
  • Yoram Hattab - Meïr
  • Meital Barda - Malka
  • Uri Klauzner - Yossef (as Uri Ran-Klausner)
  • Yussuf Abu-Warda - Rav Shimon
  • Leah Koenig - Elisheva (as Lea Koenig)
  • Sami Huri - Yaakov
  • Rivka Michaeli
    Rivka Michaeli
    Rivka Michaeli is an Israeli actress, comedienne, television hostess, and entertainer.-Career:By age 14, she was singing on Israel Radio. Michaeli performed her military duties at the Army Radio. In the 1960s, her first show on stage was with Yossi Banai...

     - Gynaecologist
  • Samuel Calderon - Uncle Shmouel
  • Noa Dori - Noa
  • Shireen Kadivar - Lexa

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