Late Marriage

Late Marriage (Hebrew: חתונה מאוחרת, Hatuna Meuheret) is a 2001 Israeli film directed by Dover Kosashvili. The film centers on Zaza (Lior Ashkenazi, in his breakthrough role), the 31-year-old child of tradition-minded Georgian Jewish immigrants who are anxiously trying to arrange a marriage for him. Unbeknownst to them, he is secretly dating a 34-year-old divorcée, Judith (Ronit Elkabetz). When his parents discover the relationship and violently intervene, Zaza must choose between his family traditions and his love.

Late Marriage
Directed byDover Kosashvili
Written byDover Kosashvili
Produced byMarek Rozenbaum
Edgard Tenenbaum
StarringLior Ashkenazi
Ronit Elkabetz
Moni Moshonov
Lili Kosashvili
CinematographyDaniel Schneor
Edited byYael Perlov
Music byJosef Bardanashvili
Release date
  • 17 May 2001 (2001-05-17)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesIsrael
France
LanguagesJudaeo-Georgian
Hebrew

Most of the main characters are Georgian-Israeli and the dialogue is partly in the Judaeo-Georgian language and partly in Hebrew.

The film was positively reviewed and was Israel's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards.

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