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Disobedience

Spotlight Narrative

US Premiere

UK | 114 MINUTES | English, Hebrew |

DISOBEDIENCE

Drama, LGBT, Female Screenwriter(s)
After the death of her estranged rabbi father, New York photographer Ronit (Rachel Weisz) returns to the Orthodox Jewish community in North London where she grew up to attend his funeral. There, she is reunited with two childhood friends: shy Esti (Rachel McAdams) and devout Dovid (Alessandro Nivola), who Ronit discovers, to her surprise, are now a married couple. The community bristles at Ronit’s secular dress and manners, but, despite their differences, she falls back into an easy companionship with Dovid and Esti—especially Esti. Ronit’s disruptive presence at home puts increasing pressure on a tinderbox of pent-up emotions, threatening to ignite long-dormant passions and controversies.

Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio, who was recently awarded the Academy Award® for A Fantastic Woman, brings to life a taboo romantic drama within a cloistered community in his English-language debut. With its keen sense of place and richly drawn characters, all brought to life by a trio of stunning performances, Disobedience asks powerful questions about the nature of love and loyalty, faith and freedom.

—Cara Cusumano

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Sebastian Lelio

Sebastián Lelio is a Chilean filmmaker. In 2018, his film, A Fantastic Woman, won the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Film and the Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film, along with numerous festival awards and accolades. The film was released by Sony Pictures Classics in the United States.
Director
Sebastián Lelio
Producer
Frida Torresblanco, Ed Guiney, Rachel Weisz
Screenwriter
Sebastián Lelio, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Cinematographer
Danny Cohen B.S.C
Editor
Nathan Nugent
Composer
Matthew Herbert
Production Designer
Sarah Finlay
Executive Producer
Rose Garnett, Daniel Battsek, Ben Browning, Glen Basner, Andrew Lowe, Eric Laufer, Giovanna Randall
US Distributor
Bleecker Street
Costume Designer
Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Casting Director
Nina Gold
Cast
Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola

CONTACTS

Print Source
Phil Gubert
Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 810 623 3925
philgubert@bleeckerstreetmedia.com
Press Contact
RJ Millard
Obscured Pictures
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212 620 0727
rj@obscuredpictures.com