New Jersey Premiere
A week before the opening of his new play, Ella’s married lover Assaf dies suddenly, leaving the theater community in mourning. The young costume designer attends his shiva, keeping her identity a secret and diving into a world once forbidden to her. Wanting to understand her place in Assaf’s life and to share her grief, she finds herself growing more intimately connected with his family, particularly his wife. This moving film lingers playfully at the intersection of drama and comedy, probing the complexity of human relationships and empathetically depicting the typically vilified “other woman” as she demands her legitimate right to mourn.
“An elegant and empathetic portrait of that most vilified of female characters, ‘the other woman.’” —Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
Awards
Nominated: 9 Israeli Academy Awards, 2023
Virtual Screening
Available online November 6–12
