The Elkabetz brothers, in the last film of Viviane Amsalem's trilogy, examine the marital dilemma from the perspective of patriarchal institutions, without ever losing its dramatic pulse. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 29, 2024

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem is a superbly crafted film that will spark debate as the audience leaves the theater.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 31, 2021

Brought powerfully to life by Elkabetz, one of Israel's finest actresses.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 8, 2020

Should be a revelation not only as an expertly crafted drama but a peek at the archaic, ridiculously unfair customs of a medieval court system designed specifically to disfavor the plight and role of woman.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 18, 2019

Some tonal changes lead to a few awkward, melodramatic moments, but at its core Gett impresses with its low-key, affective mode of storytelling.

| Jun 13, 2019

Gett is holistic in its emotional captivation-it's funny, heart-warming, painful, saddening, tense, contemplative, and cathartic.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 9, 2019

Despite Ronit and Shlomi's plight for social awareness, though, they never lose sight that Gett is first and foremost a domestic drama, and this is why it merits enduring their relentless pressure-cooker approach.

| Aug 22, 2018

Cunningly directed and well acted, it's a wholly rewarding film on its own.

| Sep 27, 2017

If the Elkabetz siblings take orthodox marriage laws to task, the look and tone feels more Scandinavian in the vein of Carl Theodor Dreyer, a great champion of women, like Viviane, who held their own against religious hypocrisy.

| Aug 21, 2017

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem opens in a courtroom; we mostly won't leave it for the next two hours, which span five years.

| Aug 14, 2017

In terms of themes, tone, and intensity, Gett most closely compares to Asghar Farhadi's A Separation--both are seamlessly exhausting viewing experiences.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 26, 2016

A great testament of an intelligent woman that, throughout history, only wanted to open the roads to equality, comprehension, and tolerance. [Full review in Spanish]

| May 13, 2016

Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz, who based this trilogy loosely on their own family history, have managed to illuminate the humanity in the characters and turn what could be a preachy, issue-oriented movie into a moving film.

| Mar 1, 2016

A serious and sometimes humorous and even compassionate consideration of spousal responsibility.

| Dec 31, 2015

The movie's not entirely grim-there are colorful supporting characters and moments of comedy-but the experience is absolutely nerve-wracking... Given the film's political nature, that's as it should be-Gett is meant to agitate, not gratify.

| Nov 12, 2015

Stand out roles include Menashe Noy, who plays Amsalem's lawyer, and Sasson Gabai, who plays Elisha's lawyer and brother. However, it is Elkabetz's performance that carries the film.

| Jul 16, 2015

I never thought I would enjoy a film that takes place in such a small space for so long. Well, not since Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" anyway.

| Original Score: A | Jun 29, 2015

The film is minimalist but moving, A Separation meets Anatomy of a Murder, a methodical and emotional process film fused with a potent legal drama, as well as a fascinating look inside a religious bureaucracy where male supremacy is written into law.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 30, 2015

The movie is soberly directed by Shlomi Elkabetz and Ronit Elkabetz, contemplating a brilliant complexity that sorts the passionate earnestness between two extremes, and that explores a divorce trial in a profound sense. [full review in Spanish]

| May 29, 2015

This movie is a great discovery. [full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 29, 2015