“Love is an act of defiance”
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.
Sebastián Lelio
Rachel Weisz
Frida Torresblanco
Ed Guiney
Sebastián Lelio
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Danny Cohen
Matthew Herbert
Rachel Weisz
Ronit Krushka
Rachel McAdams
Esti Kuperman
Alessandro Nivola
Dovid Kuperman
Allan Corduner
Moshe Hartog
Anton Lesser
Rav Krushka
Nicholas Woodeson
Rabbi Goldfarb
David Fleeshman
Yosef Kirschbaum
Steve Furst
Dr. Gideon Rigler
Trevor Allan Davies
Tattooed Man
Sophia Brown
Photographic Studio Assistant
Anthony Dowding
Man in Bar
Bernice Stegers
Fruma Hartog
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Gimly
**Except from a conversation about the movie:** "I think _Disobedience_ could get some Oscar attention. It's depressing Jewish lesbians, so chances are pretty high. It was actually a pretty decent movie. Really didn't overplay the onscreen sex, which was good, but I do wish there were queer movie...
Stephen Campbell
**_A well-told love story, set against a background of religious orthodoxy_** > _An important point to make from the outset is that Jewish law does_ not _teach that it is forbidden to be a homosexual. On the contrary, Jewish law is concerned not with the source of a person's erotic urges nor with...
Disobedience: Streets of London with Sebastián Lelio
Featurette • YouTube
Disobedience | In Cinemas & On Demand 30 November
Teaser • YouTube
Disobedience | Official UK Trailer | Curzon
Trailer • YouTube
DISOBEDIENCE | "Do You Fancy Women" Official Clip
Clip • YouTube
DISOBEDIENCE | "Marriage" Official Clip
Clip • YouTube
DISOBEDIENCE | "Names" Official Clip
Clip • YouTube
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