Disobedience

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.

Cast

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

as Ronit Krushka

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

as Esti Kuperman

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

as Dovid Kuperman

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

as Moshe Hartog

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

as Rav Krushka

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

as Rabbi Goldfarb

David Fleeshman

David Fleeshman

as Yosef Kirschbaum

Steve Furst

Steve Furst

as Dr. Gideon Rigler

Trevor Allan Davies

Trevor Allan Davies

as Tattooed Man

Sophia Brown

Sophia Brown

as Photographic Studio Assistant

Reviews

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...

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