This film is a glimpse into the fictional life of two sisters in Mea Sharim, Jerusalem. In this area of Jerusalem the locals tend to be very strict in their religious practice and live there to avoid the secular Israel. Kadosh shows the sisters struggle with the expectations of their particular sect of Judaism,their families and their own desires for happiness.
Being a film there is only so much time in which weave the threads of the story with complex religious issues and local customs. Judiasm is not monolithic so there is not much point in picking apart how this or that is portrayed. Judaism is a wonderful Technicolor quilt across the various streams. Kadosh is not an indictment of Judaism. It is but a story of two sisters.
The pace is necessarily slow to let you drink in the complex situations. You need to give this film a chance. It is a good effort to portray the human condition.
Being a film there is only so much time in which weave the threads of the story with complex religious issues and local customs. Judiasm is not monolithic so there is not much point in picking apart how this or that is portrayed. Judaism is a wonderful Technicolor quilt across the various streams. Kadosh is not an indictment of Judaism. It is but a story of two sisters.
The pace is necessarily slow to let you drink in the complex situations. You need to give this film a chance. It is a good effort to portray the human condition.