In 1970, tormented American Esther receives a letter revealing a decades-old secret and enlists the help of professor Zayde to uncover the truth in Israel. Flashback to 1930s Palestine, where the arrival of Yehudit transforms the lives of widower Moshe, romantic farmer Yaakov, and cattle dealer Globerman, sparking a tragic and passionate love story. Past and present intertwine, leading Esther and Zayde to a shocking revelation.
Mili Avital (Stargate, Noodle), Uri Pfeffer (Hacksaw Ridge), Moni Moshonov (Late Marriage, America), and Menashe Noy (Gett, Tehran) star in this sweeping adaptation of Meir Shalev’s beloved novel The Loves of Judith.
Winner of Best Film at Italy’s Bari International Film Festival
“a complex, stratified film, in which the simplicity of feelings becomes the most subversive of unexpected acts.” Cinematographe.it.
