BARREN
director:
Esty Shushan
country:
Israel
year:
2015
category:
short
legth:
16'
section:
International Jury
festival edition:
2015
Noemi, a married ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman is expected to fulfill her life's purpose and become a mother. She is young and immature, and has already raised her younger siblings in a large Orthodox family. But no matter what, she is obliged to adapt to 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?