Fill the Void
2012 · Movie · PG · 90 min
★ 6.8(70)unSUB Rating
A young woman in a close-knit religious family is preparing for an arranged marriage when a sudden tragedy reshapes everyone’s plans. As new match proposals emerge and the family fears being separated from a newborn child, she must weigh personal desire against duty and tradition.
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Details
- Original title
- למלא את החלל
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-07-01
- Language
- HE
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 90 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.4/10 (70 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intimate, emotionally intense family drama about tradition, grief, and difficult choices, similar in tone to Sand Storm; Not for you if you prefer fast plots or lighter stories.
Pros: emotionally grounded drama; strong family tension; thoughtful cultural setting | Cons: slow-paced storytelling; heavy themes throughout; limited light moments
Themes
- tradition
- rabbi
- widower
- woman director
- levirate
- jewish woman
- women's rights
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2013
- Ophir Award — best feature film
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Hadas Yaron
as Shira Mendelman
Yiftach Klein
as Yochay
Renana Raz
as Esther Mendelman
Irit Sheleg
as Rivka
Razia Israeli
as Aunt Hanna
Hila Feldman
as Frieda
- IS
Ido Samuel
as Yossi
Directed by Rama Burshtein