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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,519 votes
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Director:
Boaz Yakin
Writer (WGA):
Boaz Yakin (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 March 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
In a world of rules... one woman is ruled by her passion.
Plot:
About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Summer, Somers and Potter
 (From IFC. 13 July 2009, 7:04 AM, PDT)

Actress Kim Hunter Dies
 (From WENN. 12 September 2002)

User Comments:
Against religious fanatism and for emancipation more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Renée Zellweger ... Sonia Horowitz

Christopher Eccleston ... Sender Horowitz

Julianna Margulies ... Rachel

Allen Payne ... Ramon Garcia

Glenn Fitzgerald ... Mendel Horowitz

Kim Hunter ... Rebbitzn

John Randolph ... Rebbe Moshe
Kathleen Chalfant ... Beggar Woman
Peter Jacobson ... Schnuel

Edie Falco ... Feiga
Timothy Jerome ... Dr. Bauer (as Tim Jerome)
Phyllis Newman ... Mrs. Gelbart
Joyce Reehling ... Shaindy
Shelton Dane ... Yossi
Jackie Ryan ... Young Sonia
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Price Below Rubies (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality and brief language.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Mendel says Sonia's birthstone is the ruby, this would make her birthdate somewhere in July. more
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Referenced in "Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The White Stripes (#17.30)" (2009) more
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Against religious fanatism and for emancipation, 1 December 1998
8/10
Author: Marco Radke (marco@030-kino.de) from Berlin, Germany

A moving film about religious fanatism (and not against Jewry) and emancipation with convincing actresses and actors. Very recommendable!

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