Rama Burshtein

Michal is 32 years old. She became religious 12 years ago, and only now is she getting married. A month before the wedding, while checking out the catering for the event, the groom has a change of heart and the wedding is called off. Michal feels she’s unable to go back to ordinary life, to the usual course of matchmaking. She feels this is the moment to change something very basic in her personality. A simple belief that God is good and sweet; that He wants to give and is only waiting for her to wish it. Michal goes on a month-long journey lasting up to the planned wedding day: “I have the venue, the dress, the apartment; God can easily come up with my groom.”

Michal is 32 years old. She became religious 12 years ago, and only now is she getting married. A month before the wedding, while checking out the catering for the event, the groom has a change of heart and the wedding is called off. Michal feels she’s unable to go back to ordinary life, to the usual course of matchmaking. She feels this is the moment to change something very basic in her personality. A simple belief that God is good and sweet; that He wants to give and is only waiting for her to wish it. Michal goes on a month-long journey lasting up to the planned wedding day: “I have the venue, the dress, the apartment; God can easily come up with my groom.”

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of the future of cinema.

Primer largometraje profesional que realiza una mujer judía ortodoxa, La Esposa Prometida es una invitación a la vida privada de una familia que vive aislada en un movimiento religioso ortodoxo y místico dentro del judaísmo, en Tel Aviv, Israel. La historia muestra los deseos, aspiraciones y secretos de Shira, una joven próxima a contraer nupcias con el chico de sus sueños. La inesperada muerte de su hermana mayor al dar a luz, cambia radicalmente sus planes, pues su familia propone casarla con su cuñado viudo

Primer largometraje profesional que realiza una mujer judía ortodoxa, La Esposa Prometida es una invitación a la vida privada de una familia que vive aislada en un movimiento religioso ortodoxo y místico dentro del judaísmo, en Tel Aviv, Israel. La historia muestra los deseos, aspiraciones y secretos de Shira, una joven próxima a contraer nupcias con el chico de sus sueños. La inesperada muerte de su hermana mayor al dar a luz, cambia radicalmente sus planes, pues su familia propone casarla con su cuñado viudo