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What do you mean?

I was pregnant.

You have three healthy daughters,

and you keep getting pregnant

despite the miscarriages

that put your life at risk.

Are you afraid of your husband,

Mrs. Abecassis?

She isn't afraid.

You're afraid?

Tell him.

Tell him!

She's not afraid.

I'm not afraid.

- I give him the respect he deserves.

- Respect?

You wanted sons.

Your husband wanted a son.

Dona, let's go.

Mrs. Abecassis,

there's an Earthly court

and a Heavenly court.

He's intimidating her.

I'm not intimidating her,

I'm stating a fact.

It's her husband who intimidates her.

Madam, are you afraid

to speak your mind?

I'm not afraid.

Then tell us why

Elisha lets Viviane go out,

and go on vacation alone?

Look, sir,

Elisha doesn't like those things.

And he doesn't want to say no,

so he lets her.

Liberal.

Liberal?

He doesn't have to like it.

I want you to come home.

I'm begging you, come home.

No, Simon.

Let me speak.

It's hard for a woman to be alone,

when everyone else has a partner.

Elisha,

forgive me.

I'm sorry.

I told you:

What was she supposed to say?

You went away,

you were at work,

you have errands to do.

She didn't want to lie.

So she didn't go out a lot.

But for the kids' sake,

so they'd feel like everyone else,

she took them out.

Should she have stayed home?

Normal...

So what are you saying?

Who is the perfect husband, Dona?

Simon or Elisha?

I'm leaving.

Wait, Simon.

He wants her to shame her husband

in public?

Carmel, I'm warning you!

Your Honor, I apologize.

I don't need an answer.

Excuse me.

Mrs. Abecassis, think carefully.

It's 8:
00, your husband is asleep,

and you, after working all day,

you are awake.

Cooking.

Cooking, into the night.

Did you ever hear

the Amsalems fight?

Once in a while.

What do you do

when you hear them?

I wait a little and then I go in.

You wait and then go in.

That's what I said.

That's what you do.

You want to drive me crazy?

Yes!

That's what you're used to doing?

Leave me alone! Yes!

It's a habit, Your Honor.

Fine.

Why do you wait?

I wait to see if it'll blow over.

I wait to see if I have to go in.

- Why would you have to go in?

- I don't have to, but it's better.

Anyway,

one of the kids comes to get me.

Dona, I'm warning you,

why do you have to go in?

They shout,

it's frightening.

How often do you have to go in?

As I said, once in a while,

when it's necessary.

What's "once in a while"?

Once a year? Once a month?

Once every week or two.

What does he want from me,

Your Honor?

Once every week or two

you go in and see Viviane crying,

screaming,

and Elisha doesn't

raise his voice, right?

He doesn't raise his voice.

He's gracious.

Why do you think she cries?

I don't know.

Everyone has their needs.

What do you see when you go in?

Viviane's crying.

Then she throws something.

And he?

He closes the windows.

That's normal.

It's normal that she screams

and he runs to close the windows?

Do you want everyone

to hear them screaming?

What does he do

that makes her cry?

Mrs. Abecassis,

does she cry for no reason?

I told her...

A smart woman...

should know when to keep

her mouth shut.

What do they want?

Respect, that's all.

He's a liberal man,

and then she can do

whatever she wants.

Viviane, I told you.

Nothing but respect.

Respect, that's all.

Then you can do

whatever you want.

Mrs. Abecassis,

Viviane...

She speaks to you?

Yes,

mostly about the home.

Do you know if the couple

has friends?

Friends?

Yes, friends.

Answer the question, madam.

I don't really know.

No, Your Honor.

We have no friends.

We don't go anywhere with anyone

and no one ever comes over.

That's a lie.

Ask him if we have friends.

- Mr. Amsalem, do you have friends?

- Yes, Your Honor.

Ask him who, please.

Just one name.

The only people who tolerate him

are Victor and Yvette

who refused to testify

out of respect for him.

All lies.

I want to hear only the couple.

Everyone else, out.

Thank you, Mrs. Abecassis.

Rabbi Shimon, please go out.

Thank you, Carmel.

Close the door, please.

Your Honor...

I make concessions.

I even let her go out on the Sabbath.

The kids watch TV, turn on the lights,

don't come to synagogue.

He makes many concessions

on the Sabbath.

Is that true, Mrs. Amsalem?

Yes.

What does it matter?

All the witnesses say so.

That's how she was raised,

Your Honor.

You ingrate.

You have no shame?

He has no shame.

I always prepare

a big Sabbath dinner,

I make the kids stay home.

I start preparing on Wednesday.

And I'm making meatballs,

fish, salads.

Do you cook?

Tell the truth, do you cook?

Thankless.

Ingrate.

Here we go again.

That's right, here we go again.

He sneaks his words

in below his breath

so no one can hear, but I hear.

He said nothing.

Your Honor,

you can't talk to her.

She attacks me

as I open my mouth.

Don't start in.

Don't you start in.

If you want to talk to me, come home.

No, I'm never coming home again.

It's over.

I did,

as I was asked, so what?

I slept with him in the same bed

and nothing happened.

The whole time I was home

he didn't say a word to me.

He was happy for his victory,

and still he kept sulking.

That's a lie.

I spoke to her a thousand times.

- You spoke to me?

- Yes, I spoke to you.

I was sick and he didn't even

bring me a cup of tea!

- He slept in the living room!

- A tea for Elijah the Prophet!

I don't want to talk to him,

that's my right.

- Your Honor...

- Yes, let him write this down.

Never a kind word to say...

But I'm not here to argue with him.

I have enough of that at home.

Enough!

No, Viviane.

What's over?

What?

Never, Viviane!

Your Honor...

if she doesn't apologize

for everything she's done

I'll never give her a divorce.

Your Honor, I'm warning him,

I'm warning him

and you're all my witnesses,

if he doesn't meet me halfway

I'll do what I please.

I'm not scared.

I've been kept

like a dog in a yard,

but not for long.

I'll rent an apartment

and start to live...

Show respect.

He'll come begging for a divorce.

And he'll never find me.

He'll regret this day, you'll see.

I already regret all the years

I've lived with her,

it's a failure.

She shames herself, the children.

What does she have to gain

from all this?

It's you who will lose.

We'll see who loses.

We'll see.

You want to keep me by force?

Try.

TWO WEEKS LATER:

You're here to testify

on behalf of your friend Elisha?

Yes, Your Honor.

What is your relationship

to both parties?

The defendant has been a good friend

for many years.

He brings great joy

to the congregation.

And the plaintiff is...

well-known.

Well-known?

I mean known for her beauty

and elegance.

A professional hairdresser.

Rabbi Shimon, if you please.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Mr. Jacob Ben Harouch,

you've known Elisha for many years.

Do you know of any incident

that would attest

to a flaw in his character?

As I said, he's a saint.

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