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Disobedience

Disobedience

Love is an act of defiance

20186.91h 54m

Overview

New York photographer Ronit flies to London after learning about the death of her estranged father. Ronit is returning to the same Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for her childhood attraction to Esti, a female friend. Their fortuitous and happy reunion soon reignites their burning passion as the two women explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.

Directed by Sebastián Lelio
Written by Juan Elías Tovar, Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Produced by Rachel Weisz, Frida Torresblanco, Ed Guiney
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $8.0M

Top Cast

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Ronit Krushka

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Esti Kuperman

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Dovid Kuperman

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Moshe Hartog

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Rav Krushka

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Rabbi Goldfarb

David Fleeshman

David Fleeshman

Yosef Kirschbaum

Steve Furst

Steve Furst

Dr. Gideon Rigler

Trevor Allan Davies

Trevor Allan Davies

Tattooed Man

Sophia Brown

Sophia Brown

Photographic Studio Assistant

Themes & Keywords

forbidden lovelgbtchildhood friendsjewish cultureorthodox jewishjewish lgbtlesbianreturn to hometown

About Disobedience

Disobedience is a drama, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of forbidden love, lgbt, childhood friends, jewish culture, orthodox jewish, jewish lgbt. Directed by Sebastián Lelio, it stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola. New York photographer Ronit flies to London after learning about the death of her estranged father. Ronit is returning to the same Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for her childhood attraction to Esti, a female friend. Their fortuitous and happy reunion soon reignites their burning passion as the two women explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.

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