Disobedience

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 movies which were more middle of the spectrum. Seems like 99% of the time you either get hokey deliberate trash """comedies"""" made on 47c budgets like Yeti: A Love Story, or super serious (and almost always super grim) art-y dramas like Moonlight that are very well made but also make you very upset...

Don't get me wrong, I'm very thankful for both of those types of movies, but where's like... Die Hard where Bruce Willis is a shirtlifter?"

P.S. I'm buying this soundtrack.

Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

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 inner feelings, but with acts. The Torah forbids the homosexual act_, known as_ mishkav zakhar_, but has nothing to say about homosexuality as a state of being or a personal inclination._

In other words, traditionally, a person with a homosexual inclination can be an entirely observant Jew a__s long as he or she does not act out that inclination.

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Lesbianism is never mentioned in the Torah. One talmudic passage refers to homosexual acts between women: "R. Huna taught, Women who have sex one with the other are forbidden to marry a Kohen." The Halakhah rejects Rav Huna's opinion and allows a lesbian to marry a Kohen. However, Maimonides ruled that lesbianism is still prohibited and should be punished by flagellation. The prohibition is not as stringent as that against male homosexuality because the Torah does not explicitly prohibit les­bianism, and because lesbianism does not involve the spilling of seed.

• Rabbi Michael Gold; Does God Belong in the Bedroom? (1991)

Depicting the problems that can arise when deeply held spiritual beliefs clash with notions of personal freedom, Disobedience is the story of a forbidden love given a second chance. Based on Naomi Alderman's 2006 novel, written for the screen by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida) and Sebastián Lelio, and directed by Lelio, the film covers some of the same thematic territory as Lelio's previous features; Gloria (2013) deals with a 58-year-old divorcée trying to re-enter the dating scene by frequenting singles-bars, and the Oscar-winning Una mujer fantástica (2017) looks at a transgender waitress trying to come to terms with the death of her boyfriend, whilst also navigating a pre...