Feigi and Naftali are a young childless ultraorthodox couple living with Naftali’s parents. Naftali travels to Ukraine to pray for a child during the holiday at Rabbi Nachman’s grave. During Naftali’s absence a guest is invited to stay for the holiday with the family, he introduces himself as Rabbi Eliyahu the barren healer. Using Feigi’s trust and desire for a child he rapes her claiming it is part of her barren treatment. When Naftali returns, the couple face a difficult crisis, which raises fundamental questions about faith and trust.
Barren
Directed By: Mordechai Vardi
director:
Mordechai Vardi
producer:
Elad Peleg & Haggai Arad- Daroma Productions
cinematographer:
Uri Ackerman
screenwriter:
Mordechai Vardi
cast:
Mili Eshet, Yoav Rotman ,Ilanit Ben Yaakov, Nevo Kimchi, Gil Frank
runtime:
100min
language:
Hebrew
Year of production:
2022
Countries of production:
Israel
International Sales Agent:
Elad Peleg
A story about a couple of Braslav devotees. Husband goes to pray at Uman on Rosh Hashana. And at home, they host a rabbi , who offers help to the infertile woman, but sexually harms her, and puts the couple in a crisis.