Cohen`s Wife (follows Lady Kul El Arab)

Summary

Rivki Cohen, a young ultra-orthodox woman, opens the door for a strange man that comes for Tsedaka (charity). She is raped. Now she is awaiting the rabbinical court’s decision whether her husband, Motle, must divorce her. According to the Jewish Halacha, 'A Cohen’s wife who is raped is forbidden to her husband'.

Canadian Premiere

Year: 2000
Genre: Narrative
Country: Israel
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Subject: Drama
Run time: 24 minutes
Format: Beta

Director: Nava Heifetz
Cast: Emuna Zvi, Omer Koren, Esti Svidenski Rivki Cohen