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Two childhood friends reunite and reignite a ionate and disobedient spiral, defying the customs and religion of their Jewish community.
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Rachel Weisz ('Denial') and Rachel McAdams ('Spotlight') star in this spellbinding drama about a woman as she returns to the community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their ions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality in this film that critics call "romantic and gripping".
"One of the most surprising movies of 2018, 'Desobediência' explores the weight of customs and religion in an impossible love, which defies all written and unwritten rules of a Jewish community in England. In the story, Rachel Weisz (Oscar winner for 'The Constant Gardener') and Rachel McAdams (Academy Award nominee for 'Spotlight') reunite and reignite a ionate and disobedient spiral, with the religious side represented by Alessandro Nivola ('Selma' and 'American Hustle'). The result is a provocative film, driven by the ionate performances of its trio of protagonists and by the excellent direction of Sebastián Lelio, who won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for 'A Fantastic Woman'."