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Disobedience + Intro

  • Directed by Sebastian Lelio
  • Starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola and Alexis Zegerman
  • 114 mins

This screening will be introduced by playwright Iman Qureshi

Based on Naomi Alderman’s extraordinary novel, Disobedience is an intense, unforgettable queer romance with career-best performances from its outstanding cast. Chilean director Sebastian Lelio (A Fantastic Woman, The Wonder) presents a vivid, uncompromising look at the position of women in the Orthodox Jewish community of Hendon and Golders Green, in an expertly-crafted drama that explores the tensions between life-changing passion and religious tradition.

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