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.
Disobedience (2018) is a drama and romance film directed by Sebastián Lelio, released on April 24, 2018 with a runtime of 1h 54m. It stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola and Allan Corduner. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 1,302 ratings.
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Rachel Weisz
as Ronit Krushka
Rachel McAdams
as Esti Kuperman
Alessandro Nivola
as Dovid Kuperman
Allan Corduner
as Moshe Hartog
Anton Lesser
as Rav Krushka
Nicholas Woodeson
as Rabbi Goldfarb
David Fleeshman
as Yosef Kirschbaum
Steve Furst
as Dr. Gideon Rigler
Trevor Allan Davies
as Tattooed Man
Sophia Brown
as Photographic Studio Assistant
Anthony Dowding
as Man in Bar
Bernice Stegers
as Fruma Hartog
Directed by Sebastián Lelio, written by Juan Elías Tovar, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Sebastián Lelio, produced by Frida Torresblanco, Rachel Weisz and Ed Guiney.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 1,302 ratings.
**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 movies which were more middle of the spectrum. Seems like 99% of the time you either get hokey deliberate trash…
Reviewed on October 4, 2018
**_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 inner feelings, but with acts. The Torah forbids the homosexual_ act_, known as_ mishkav zakhar_, but has nothing to say…
Reviewed on July 2, 2019
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Disobedience (2018) is available to stream on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Disobedience (2018) includes Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Allan Corduner and Anton Lesser. The film was directed by Sebastián Lelio. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Disobedience was released on April 24, 2018 and runs for 1h 54m.
Disobedience (2018) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 1,302 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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