TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWp4i9SqqU



In the Orthodox Jewish religion a woman can’t get a divorce
without the husband’s permission and is given a gett in her hand from
him that basically says “You are hereby permitted to all men.” This in
effect says she is no longer a married woman and returns to the wife all
the legal rights  that a husband is responsible for in their marriage.
The divorce decree is only obtainable in Israel from a rabbinical
court.  In a so called ‘modern’ democratic country it may surprise many
that in a marriage a woman has no equality.

“Gett: The Trial of
Viviane Amsalem”, the Israel nominated Oscar contender for Best Foreign
Film, is the third, and a stand alone, in a trilogy of this couple. This
is a trial with  Vivianne as the only woman, her lawyer, her husband
and his lawyer who happens to be his brother and the three rabbi
judges.  Over a period of 5 years we follow her fight for that important
piece of paper for her to get on with her life.

As the trial
progresses, or doesn’t, we learn about the wife Viviane and husband
Elisha, their 4 children, their marriage and why she wants a divorce and
he won’t give her one. It isn’t until the middle of the movie that her
sister and sister-in-law are presented bringing some fireworks to the
screen which takes place mainly in a square windowless room with two
tables, 4 chairs and the rabbis raised up on a dais, with another table
brought in for the witnesses.

“Gett: The Trial of Viviane
Amsalem” was written and directed by the sister and brother team Ronit
and Shlomi Elkabetz with Ronit playing Viviane and Shlomi, her husband
Elisha. With the exception of 2 impressive outbursts Ronit holds the
screen with her very expressive face while Shlomi has a quiet power as
he tries to explain himself. Both Menashe Noy, as her lawyer, and Sasson
Gabay, as his, support the two impressively.

“Gett: The Trial of
Viviane Amsalem” tackles an intriguing subject that not many people
know about but moves too slowly to be as effective as it could and
should be.