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Shula, in an arranged match, joyfully finds her future husband. However, tragedy strikes when her sister dies in childbirth. Her mother proposes: "Marry your brother-in-law and take care of your sister's unborn child." Her father says: "You can refuse." Shula wants to refuse, but she lives in an orthodox Hasidic Jewish family where loving oneself comes second, and loving the family comes first.
The director is also a Hasidic Jew, which is where the brilliance lies. The various aspects of the sect—from music, dance, and clothing to religious rituals—are detailed by an insider with a candid gaze. Director Rama Burshtein, a fan of Jane Austen, writes Shula as if she stepped out of Sense and Sensibility. The film won seven awards locally, including Best Picture, and its lead actress was crowned Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.
