A Thousand and One Wives

Category: Drama
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1989-02-14
Run time: 90 minute / 1:30
Director: Michal Bat-Adam
Production Company : Israeli Film Fund
Production Country: Israel

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Yoram Kislev First Assistant Director
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