‘Disobedience’ film highlights uncomfortable parts of modern Judaism

Published May 8, 2018 3:23pm ET



A new Hollywood film is taking Orthodox Judaism to task for its stance on homosexuality, making it the rare piece of entertainment directly critiquing the Jewish religion.

“Disobedience” chronicles the journeys of Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz) and Esti Kuperman (Rachel McAdams). In the film, Ronit left her British Orthodox community for a more secular lifestyle in New York City, while Esti married her childhood friend Dovid (Alessandro Nivola) and has been playing the part of the religious, subservient wife for years.

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