Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

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Claudio C @Claudio666 Dec 19 Gett (2014) Backward Society (12,138 – 19 Dec 2025 – Claudio Carvalho) In Israel, Viviane Amsalem (Ronit Elkabetz) goes to the court to get the divorce from her husband Elisha Amsalem (Simon Abkarian) after twenty years of marriage. The Rabbi judges only hear the claims of Elisha, and stall Viviane and her lawyer Carmel Ben Tovim (Menashe Noy) for five years. "Gett" (2014) is an amazing movie that shows the difficulties of a woman to get divorce in Israel. Amazing how backward society this country is regarding divorce. Only men can give despite the evidence. And the Rabbi are disrespectful toward women. The performances of the cast is amazing. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "O Julgamento de Viviane Amsalem" ("The Trail of Viviane Amsalem") My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ See more Alain E @AlainE 06/27/2025 We know that women generally don’t get a break, but in traditional Jewish law apparently they face unique challenges. Given that the action is limited inside a courtroom that follows regulations unknown to a foreign audience, this is surprisingly watchable. I felt that about twenty minutes in the second half dragged too long. Superb performance as the wife, by Romit Elkabetz who is also one of the two directors. Simon Abkarian bravely interprets the a-hole husband, knowing that 99,9% of the audience will dislike him. If you hate feminists, this is a fairy tale for the ages. See more adam s @topdog1970 05/05/2021 Excellent. Very hard to follow Jewish law when the wife wants to quit the marriage. On the other hand, as the husband's supporters pointed out, he was a good guy and she could have appreciated that and not wanted divorce in first place. To some of the other reviews... it works both ways... the husband can't demand divorce either without proper justification. Neither party can. See more 11/02/2020 Fantastic but devastating. I bless every day that I was not born into a society like this. See more 11/24/2019 Oh my God. Torture. Sheer torture. I would rather gouge my eyeballs out and watch them get eaten by wolves. See more nefasto r @Nefasto 10/12/2018 Not an easy film. Entirely shot inside a court room you will feel trapped, but I imagine that was the feeling the director was going for. Nothing compared to the ordeal the poor Viviane has to go through though, so we still get the good part of the deal here. What does it matter is that at the end, ·"GETT" is good and powerful, and deserves to be seen. See more Read all reviews

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