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My Father My Lord
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This powerful and heartbreaking film takes a look at the price that may be exacted by a rigid observation of religious tenets. Its central character, a respected rabbi in an ultra-Orthodox community -- who is also a father and husband -- is forced to come to terms with the demands of his faith and the welfare of his own family. ~www.tribecafilmfestival.org
 
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"Truly an extraordinary film that I suspect will haunt me for many years to come. While it takes place within the confines of a deeply religious Orthodox family in Jerusalem with all the sensitive and accurate attention to the details of that observant way of life, nevertheless, its themes extend far beyond that cloistered and private world. The theme of a parent's passionate and devotional (albeit obsessive) pursuit of what is most meaningful and important to him exacting a " [More]
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