He doesn’t drink, cheat, gamble, or raise a hand to her, so why is the rabbi’s wife so intent on getting a divorce? In a culture where the man is always given final say, the Israeli brother and sister writing-directing team of Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz (also starring as the plaintiff) mount their drawn-out divorce proceeding with all the snap and excitement of a spellbinding murder trial. Years pass and we don’t leave the arbitration room where a rabbinical council of entitled patriarchal busybodies preside over this stunning exercise in cinema as frustration. Never monotonous, thanks to the dynamic camera placement, razor sharp editing – every inch of the cramped interrogation space is brought into focus as part of the narrative – and cast of cogent naturals that can lead one to believe what’s onscreen represents unmediated glimpsed of the mediation. Going in, I had no idea this was the third part of a trilogy and am happy to report it stands on its own. (2014) — Scott Marks
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