Review of Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014) by Facebook U — 27 Feb 2015

An entertaining though sometimes-stagey look at beliefs, perceptions and attitudes and how they all factor into a domestic dispute brought up for settlement in a rabbinical court. Sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious and sometimes absurd, this examination of marriage, commitment and the attempted imposition of one's will upon another raises a host of intriguing questions about religion, social impressions and spousal obligations, many of which aren't always easily answered.

The film also provides a probing look into a world seldom seen by outsiders, revealing a long-established traditional culture struggling to hang on a modern, ever-changing world.