A Thousand and One Wives (1989)

Drama

Release Date: 14 February 1989

The Bukharan neighborhood of Jerusalem in the 1920s Naftali is a wealthy trader and a middle-aged widow whose all his former wives have mysteriously passed away and he is afraid to remarry with a belief that he has a curse on him. The matchmaker presses and the old woman coaxes and finally carries Flora, a 24-year-old virgin, but not to infect her with a curse, he avoids any physical contact with her. The plot gets complicated when Flora gets hurt as a result of her relationship with the fabric merchant, and Naftali, who can't bear the shame, turns his anger on his young wife.

Runtime: 90 min

Vote Average: 8

Vote Count: 1

Production Companies : Israeli Film Fund,

Production Countries: Israel  

Budget: $ 0

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