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From Sebastián Lelio, the director of the Academy Award-winning A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience follows a woman as she returns to the community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality. Written by Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz and based on Naomi Alderman’s book, the film stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola.
From Sebastián Lelio, the director of the Academy Award-winning A Fantastic Woman, Disobedience follows a woman as she returns to the community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality. Written by Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz and based on Naomi Alderman’s book, the film stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola.
EDITORIAL
In Disobedience, like many other contemporary tales of lesbian identity, sexuality is never just about sex
EDITORIAL
When Ronit (Rachel Weisz) returns to London in Disobedience, she re-discovers the closed-off Jewish Orthodox world in which she grew up. We take a look at the rich history and traditions of that world.
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SEBASTIÁN LELIO FILMMAKER LETTER
Read the filmmaker letter from Disobedience's director/co-writer Sebastián Lelio
EDITORIAL
Disobedience's Chilean director Sebastián Lelio joins other award-winning Latin American directors who've gone on to make acclaimed English-language films.
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THE MANY WORLDS OF NAOMI ALDERMAN
From sexuality in Orthodox Judaism to female power in speculative science fiction, Naomi Alderman makes fascinatingly complex worlds feel real and universal.