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English Title: Purity
Hebrew Title: Tehora
Documentary, 63 min., 2002, digibeta, color
Directed by: Anat Zuria
Produced by: Amit Breuer, Amythos Films
Language: Hebrew & English subtitles / French subtitles
Produced with the support of Noga Communications / 8 th Channel; The New Foundation for Cinema & Television ;
Israel 10, DR and Programma Medea

Synopsis

A rare and special look into the world of Jewish religious married life and sexuality, a topic which has hardly been documented: The story of a family purification ritual, a hidden path of struggle for religious women in the framework of strict, masculine religious law that shapes the life of a couple and female sexuality.
The story of a subtle female rebellion within the religious world, expressed through the personal point of view of the director Anat Zuria, and the other women in the film, her friends Natalie, Katie and Shira. Their openness to the camera breaks a profound taboo of silence rooted in two thousand-year-old laws and contemporary social pressures.
The film was invited to participate in many festivals around the world and won the following awards:

SCAM prize for "Discovery of the Year", France, 2004;

“Special Prize” & “ Citizens’ Prize”YAMAGATA International Documentary Film Festival, Japan, October, 2003;

Fipa D’or award for “Creative Documentary” Fipa – Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels”, Biaritz, France, January 2003;

“Best Director” award, “One World” International Film Festival Prague, Czech Republic, April 2003;

“Special Documentary” award, 18^th International Film Festival,Munich, Germany, May 2003;

The Mayor Award for Best Documentary Film - The Jerusalem International Film Festival, Jerusalem, Israel, July 2002.