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.
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
Gimly
**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 movie...
Stephen Campbell
**_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...