Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Disobedience (2017)

Director: Sebastián Lelio. Cast: Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola. 114 min. Rated R. UK/Ireland/USA. Drama/Romance.

US-based photographer returns to the England Jewish Orthodox community she was shunned from years ago, to attend her rabbi father's funeral. From then on, the sex-obsessed campaign of the film have so shamelessly spoiled the story, almost two thirds in is predictable. So while refusing to participate in this act of treason, I'll summarize to say that the movie is extremely brave at not only affirming an individual's freedom in relationships, not only questioning the imprisonment of one's will in Judaism, but also questioning any religion's control over freedom. Surprised why the movie didn't make more noise. Wrong marketing, anybody?

PS: Available on Amazon Prime.

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