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©2006
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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In a Paris suburb nicknamed Little Jerusalem, a family of Sephardic Orthodox immigrants shares a low-income apartment. Beautiful, teenaged Laura distances herself from her family's religion and her own burgeoning desire by devoting every waking moment to intellectual discipline and secular philosophy. Mathilde, Laura's married older sister, worries that strict observance of the Torah's marital codes has driven her husband Ariel into the bed of another. When Laura falls under the spell of Djamel, a handsome Muslim journalist, and Mathilde discovers that her worst fears are true, the two very different sisters find themselves in very similar crises
2005 France. Letterboxed. Includes special features
Cinematography, Laurent Brunet ; editing, Christiane Lack ; music, Cyril Morin ; production design, Nicolas de Boiscuillé ; produced by Laurent Lavolé and Isabelle Pragier ; written and directed by Karin Albou
Fanny Valette, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini, Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre, Sonia Tahar, Michaël Cohen, Aurore Clement
Not rated
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In French and Hebrew with optional English subtitles
Official selection: Cannes Film Festival