This film shows a chapter in the life of an Orthodox Jewish family.
While the ending wasn't completely satisfying for me, I enjoyed was seeing a slice of their lives--arranged marriages (but more freedom than in some similar cultures in that regard) and the relationships among the families. Both parties to a wedding get to agree--or the marriage doesn't happen.
The question that propels the story is whether or not the young Shira will marry her sister's widower and become a mother to her infant nephew, so shortly after her sister dies in childbirth.
As I often notice in foreign films, the emotions are more muted than what we are accustomed to in American movies. And yet, the family bonds and cultural bonds are warm and memorable.
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