A Film by Shlomit Nehama and Emil Ben-Shimon
Now in U.S. Theaters from Menemsha Films
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"Joyous!" - Alissa Simon, Variety

Synopsis: The #1 film of the year in Israel, "The Women's Balcony" is a heart-warming comedy/drama about community, old traditions and values and the power of women to keep all of these together in the face of modern extremism.

An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. When the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, leaving the rabbi’s wife in a coma and the rabbi in shock, the congregation falls into crisis. Charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts pushing his fundamentalist ways and tries to take control. This tests the women’s friendships and creates an almost Lysistrata-type rift between the community’s women and men.

Starring: Orna Banai, Itzik Cohen, Einat Sarouf, Igal Naor, Evelin Hagoel, Aviv Alush, Yafit Asulin, Sharona Elimelech, Herzl Tobey and Haim Zanati

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