

“In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"”
In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$30,400,000

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.

Reb Alter Vishkower
When Laura and Christine meet Maria, their friendship takes an intense turn to vulnerability, love and sex.