Barren (short)
Synopsis
Naomi, a married ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman is expected to fulfill her life’s purpose and become a mother. She is young, immature, and has already raised children as older sister in a large Orthodox family. But no matter what, she is obliged by the social norm. Do the personal wishes of a young woman stand a chance against a rigidly conservative social structure? Will Naomi’s marriage survive the test?
Credits
Director(s)
Esty Shushan
Producer(s)
Offir Yitzhak, Goffer Productions
Script
Esty Shushan
Cinematography
Yoav Gretner
Editor
Elad Sulami
Cast
Rotem Shwartz, Bar Peled, Sarah Von Schwartze
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English, Hebrew
Produced with the help of
Snunit Foundation and Gesher Foundation
Sound Editing
Nir Antman
Sound
Daniel Dolan
Grading
Tomer Bahat
Costume Design
Malky Fogel
Photo Credit
Goffer Productions
Festival Highlights
Cannes Film Festival, France, Short Film Corner, 2015