Review: 'The Women's Balcony' is an Intuitive Account of Fundamentalist Extremism · The same happens to all that worship inside the synagogue at ...

Review: 'The Women's Balcony' is an Intuitive Account of Fundamentalist Extremism. There's more to The Women's Balcony than the American marketing machine ...

May 26, 2017 · While the mood is that of a gentle and affectionate comedy, the film makes some extremely sharp points about fanaticism, sexism masked as ...

Jun 21, 2017 · When the floor to the derelict women's section collapses during a bar mitzvah, the synagogue is temporarily closed and the rabbi — whose wife ...

Oct 26, 2016 · A close-knit congregation fractures along gender lines after a catastrophe at their synagogue in this nicely observed dramedy. By Alissa Simon.

Mar 2, 2017 · ... story of the moderate people who are forced to deal with growing religious extremism,” and “The Women's Balcony” definitely does that. But ...

A well-done religious drama set in Jerusalem where the members of a small synagogue confront changes demanded by a fundamentalist zealot.

May 25, 2017 · The power and resourcefulness of women are on display in this small-scale comedy, which manages to speak to a broader political movement.