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Yentl
Why this pick
Like The Secrets, this is an intimate drama about a brilliant young woman pressing against religious boundaries, where study, secrecy, and forbidden feeling become inseparable.
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MOVIE2007 2h 0m FRA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
When studious Noemi and rebellious Michelle are assigned the task of helping a mysterious French resident named Anouk while studying at seminary in Safed, they begin to delve into the mystical in hopes of finding healing for her ailments. Noemi's studies bring clarity to her emotional life, but Michelle begins to realize life is much more complicated than she thought it would be.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Fanny Ardant
Anouk
Adir Miller
Yanki
Tiki Dayan
Rabbanit
Guri Alfi
Michael
Dana Ivgy
Sigi
Ania Bukstein
Noemi
Michal Shtamler
Michel
Talli Oren
Sheine