The Women's Balcony

The Women's Balcony
Directed byEmil Ben-Shimon
StarringEvelin Hagoel
Yigal Naor
Aviv Alush
Orna Banai
Release date
  • 29 September 2016 (2016-09-29)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

The Women's Balcony (Hebrew: ישמח חתני) is a 2016 Israeli comedy film directed by Emil Ben-Shimon.[1] The film stars Evelin Hagoel, Yigal Naor, Orna Banai and Aviv Alush. The film follows a Mizrahi synagogue congregation in Jerusalem's Bukharan Quarter. The congregation is in disarray from building damage to their synagogue. A charismatic and handsome young rabbi (Alush) promises to rebuild the synagogue, but seeks to move the community in a far more conservative direction.[2]

A major critical and commercial success, The Women's Balcony was nominated for six Ophir Awards in Israel.[3]

  1. ^ Turan, Kenneth (March 2, 2017). "The Israeli hit 'The Women's Balcony' is a warm culture-clash comedy that makes sharp points". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
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  3. ^ Awards IMDB. Retrieved on 6 April 2024