Disobedience
2017 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.9 · 79% critics
A New York photographer travels to London after her father’s death and returns to the Orthodox Jewish community that once rejected her. Reunited with a former close friend, she explores faith, desire, and the cost of freedom as their bond challenges the boundaries of tradition.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2018-04-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,285 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Disobedience if you want a serious romance that pits religious tradition against personal freedom with lingering tension and strong emotion; Not for you if you prefer lighthearted queer stories like Shiva Baby or Supernova.
Pros: emotionally intense performances; thoughtful faith-versus-desire; respectful community portrayal | Cons: slow, subdued pacing; very graphic sex scene; niche, bleak tone
Themes
- forbidden love
- lgbt
- childhood friends
- jewish culture
- orthodox jewish
- lesbian
- return to hometown
Cast & crew
Rachel Weisz
as Ronit Krushka
Rachel McAdams
as Esti Kuperman
Alessandro Nivola
as Dovid Kuperman
Allan Corduner
as Moshe Hartog
Anton Lesser
as Rav Krushka
Nicholas Woodeson
as Rabbi Goldfarb
David Fleeshman
as Yosef Kirschbaum
Steve Furst
as Dr. Gideon Rigler
Trevor Allan Davies
as Tattooed Man
Sophia Brown
as Photographic Studio Assistant
Directed by Sebastián Lelio