Kadosh

Kadosh (1999)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (18 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (925 ratings)

A dark drama of women living in a society where they are second-class citizens, Kadosh/Sacred begins with Meir, an Orthodox Jew living in the Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem, greeting the day with his morning prayers, which includes the phrase, "Thank you, oh Lord, for not having made me a woman."… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 56 min.
Directed By
Amos Gitai
Written By
Amos Gitai, Eliette Abecassis
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Feb 16, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Nov 28, 2000

Critic Reviews

  • Joshua Tanzer, Offoffoff

    An unforgettably emotional film, as the love between the lead characters becomes shot through with tension, guilt and jealousy.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    An incredibly sensitive Israeli film about the harsh effects of religious zealotry.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    An ultimately sad film, highlighting the subjugation of women within a certain Hassidic enclave in Jerusalem. The film itself is very slow, dark, and quiet. There are scenes of immense tenderness, particularly those between a childless husband and wife, deeply in love, but forced by… More

  • Mark A


    An ultimately sad film, highlighting the subjugation of women within a certain Hassidic enclave in Jerusalem. While maybe less than authentic, (how many Hassidic actors are there, and how many of them would agree to portray the intimate scenes depicted here?) the message that women… More

  • Leo L


    Set in Jerusalem, Meir and Rivka are married and in love. They have been trying to have a child for years, but are unable to conceive. Meir receives constant pressure from his father to leave his wife, and marry a young woman whose purportedly 'fertile'. Meanwhile,… More

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