BARREN

AKARA

By Mordechai VARDI

GALLOPING ENTERTAINMENT - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2022

A couple’s infertility struggle and traumatic treatment raise questions about their Jewish faith and ultraorthodox community.

Festivals
& Awards

Jerusalem FF 2022
Nominated, Award for Israeli Cinema
Black Nights Film Festival 2022
Official Selection
MOOV 2022
Official Selection
iffi 2022
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama, Social issues
    • Countries
    • ISRAEL
    • Languages
    • HEBREW
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 108 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mordechai VARDI
    • Writer(s)
    • Mordechai VARDI
    • Producer(s)
    • Haggai ARAD (Daroma Productions), Elad PELEG (Daroma Productions), Aharon PEER (Daroma Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • Feigi and Naftali are an ultraorthodox couple struggling with infertility. Naftali travels to Ukraine to pray for a child at Rabbi Nachman’s grave, leaving Feigi with Rabbi Eliyahu, a guest who claims to be a healer. Despite Feigi’s reluctance, Rabbi Eliyahu convinces her to undergo a 'spiritual treatment.' When Naftali returns, he faces a crisis when he discovers the 'treatment’ true nature, raising fundamental questions about his faith and trust in others.