Kadosh (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, Kadosh is a drama and romance film directed by Amos Gitai, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem's Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka is happily and passionately married to Meir, but they remain childless. The yeshiva's rabbi, who is Meir's father, wants Meir to divorce Rivka: "a barren woman is no woman." Rivka's sister, Malka, is in love with Yakov, a Jew shunned by the yeshiva as too secular. The rabbi arranges Malka's marriage to Yossef, whose agitation when fulfilling religious duties approaches the grotesque. Can the sisters sort out their hearts' desires within this patriarchal world? If not, have they any other options?

Who’s in it. Kadosh stars Yaël Abecassis as Rivka, Yoram Hattab as Meïr, Meital Barda as Malka and Uri Klauzner as Yossef.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Kadosh has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Chai Flicks and Kino Film Collection and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kadosh page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kadosh tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.