Synopse
In Israel, there are neither civil marriages nor divorces: a rabbi alone decides whether a marriage or a divorce are lawful or not. A divorce is also only possible with the full agreement of the husband. He has the last word - and thus more power than a judge. Viviane Amsalem has been wanting a divorce for three years. But her husband Elisha will not agree to it. His intransigence, Viviane's determination to fight for her freedom and the ambivalent role of the courts are the basis for a court case that lurches from tragedy to absurdity. Everything is important for the decision, apart from Viviane's wishes.
Regie
Ronit Elkabetz (*1964) is one if Israel's best-known actors. Shiva is the second part of a trilogy which she realised with her brother Shlomi Elkabetz (*1972) and which included her directorial debut To Take a Wife (FILMFEST HAMBURG 005) and Gett - The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (FILMFEST HAMBURG 014).
Info
Original Title: Gett
International Title: Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Category: Feature
Section: Wettbewerb
Version & Subtitles: French, Hebrew OV with German subtitles
Director: Shlomi Elkabetz, Ronit Elkabetz
Screenplay: Shlomi Elkabetz
Cast/Protagonists: Ronit Elkabetz, Menashe Noy, Simon Abkarian, Sasson Gabai, Eli Gornstein, Gabi Amrani-Gur
Production country: Israel, Germany, France
Year of Production: 2014
Length: 115 min
Producer: Anette Unger, Michael Eckelt, Sandrine Brauer, Denis Carot, Shlomi Elkabetz, Marie Masmonteil
Production company: Elzévir & Cie, Riva Film, DBG Films
Cinematography: Jeanne Lapoirie
Editor: Joelle Alexis
Music: Dikla | Shaul Beser
Production Design: Ehud Gutterman
World Sales: Michael Eckelt, Films Distribution
Distributor: Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH
