Barren (short)

  • Israel
  • Short
  • 2014
  • 16 min.
  • Director(s): Esty Shushan
  • Producer(s): Offir Yitzhak, Goffer Productions

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?

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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