| Rama Burshteim’s debut feature (the opening film of this years’ UK Jewish Film Festival) opens the door to a community and lifestyle not often so responsibly explored on screen. She positions her depiction of the unchanging attitudes of her characters into the rituals of a particularly ordered life. I an devoutly religious family, Shira (Hadas Yaron), is at the age where her family is thinking about arranging a marriage for her. This tight knit community feels claustrophobic and yet liberating at the same time for some. | The film also involves the audience with its stories of tragedy and how people cope with grief and loss and as such feels honest and authentic. It's a wonderful drawn personal film with an assured and intelligent touch. |
