Kadosh

1999
15
1h 50m

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Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.

Director
- Amos Gitai
Writers
- Eliette Abecassis
- Amos Gitai
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6.9/10

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Director
- Amos Gitai
Writers
- Eliette Abecassis
- Amos Gitai
Stars

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Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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Yaël Abecassis

Rivka

Yoram Hattab

Meïr

Meital Berdah

Malka
(as Meital Barda)

Uri Klauzner

Yossef
(as Uri Ran-Klausner)

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Rav Shimon

Leah Koenig

Elisheva
(as Lea Koenig)

Sami Huri

Yaakov
(as Sami Hori)

Rivka Michaeli

Gynaecologist

Samuel Calderon

Uncle Shmouel

Noa Dori

Shireen Kadivar

Lexa

Amos Gitai

Man in the bar
(uncredited)

Director
- Amos Gitai
Writers
- Eliette Abecassis
- Amos Gitai
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Question the way women are treated in traditional religion?

I was very moved by Kadosh, which I think is a very fine movie. Some scenes are a bit sketchy, and I was puzzled by the ending. But the acting is superb and the story is deeply moving.

I walked away angry at the way women are treated in this ultra orthodox religious sect of Judaism, but it could have been an ultra religious Christian sect or some other religion - the point is that too many traditional religions treat women as seond class, oppressed persons.

Remember what Marx said: Religion is the opiate of the people. perhaps he was correct!

simonev45
Oct 17, 2000
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Trivia
Amos Gitai began shooting on February 2, 1999 and shot the majority of the sequences in continuity. He then edited his film at the rate of 18 hours per day, to send it in mid-April to Gilles Jacob, the president of the Cannes Film Festival, who selected it immediately.

Goofs
The scene where Yossef the zealot prays loudly for understanding the Torah is completely preposterous. An Orthodox Jew would always pray silently, even when alone. To pray in such a boorish manner would only invite ridicule.