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
“Love is an act of defiance”
Overview
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.
Director
Sebastián Lelio
Budget
6.0M
Revenue
8.0M
Status
Released
Production
Braven Films, Element Pictures, Film4 Productions, LC6 Productions, FilmNation Entertainment
Cast
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
Clara Francis
Hinda
Lia Cohen
Rina
Cara Horgan
Miss Scheinberg
Orlando Brooke
Student 1
Dominic Applewhite
Student 2
Omri Rose
Student 3
Liza Sadovy
Rebbetzin Goldfarb
Ruth Lass
Wig Shop Assistant
Alexis Zegerman
Rivka
Benjamin Tuttlebee
Shmuli
Mark Stobbart
Lev
Rose Walker
Sara
Caroline Gruber
Mrs Hannah Shapiro
Eliot Alderman
Choir Member
Adrian Alexander
Choir Member
Joseph Thompson
Choir Member
Gabriel Gottlieb
Choir Member
Aaron Isaac
Choir Member
Julian Sander
Choir Member
Jason Blair
Choir Member
Moshe Caplan
Choir Member
Eliot Berman
Choir Member
Adam Lazarus
Sam (Trainee Rabbi) (uncredited)
Dave Simon
Hesped (uncredited)
Rene Costa
Rabbi (uncredited)
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