To Take A Wife (ולקחת לך אישה) 20 years old

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

The story takes place in Haifa, Israel, in 1979, during three days before the Shabbat. A young woman trying to raise three children, work from home, and observe the strict Moroccan traditions of her family finds herself at constant odds with her husband and her brothers, who want her to stay married and leave behind the notions of being loved and free.

Credits

To Take A Wife Cast

Name Character
Gilbert Melki He was 45, now 66 years old as Albert
Ronit Elkabetz She was 39, 51 years old when she died as Viviane
Valérie Zarrouk as Yvette
Simon Abkarian He was 42, now 62 years old as Eliyahoo
Omer Moshkovitz as Gabrielle
Sulika Kadosh as Mémé
Kobi Regev as Eviatar
Yam Eitan as Lior
Dalia Beger as Dona

To Take A Wife Crew

Name Department
Itai Tamir as Producer. Production
Yaron Scharf as Director of Photography. Camera
Joel Alexis as Editor. Editing
Michel Korb as Music. He was 44 (now 64) years old Sound
Aviv Aldema as Art Direction. He was 40 (now 60) years old Art
Laura Sheim as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Tali Ohaion as Casting. Production
Jean-Philippe Reza as Producer. Production
Eric Cohen as Producer. Production
Shlomi Elkabetz as Director. He was 31 (now 52) years old Directing
Shlomi Elkabetz as Screenplay. He was 31 (now 52) years old Writing
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To Take A Wife (20 years)

A Story of Tradition, Love and Fear

  • Release day: Tuesday, June 01, 2004
  • Runtime: 97 minutes