Working Woman
In this Israeli workplace drama, a breadwinning mother walks an employment tightrope as her husband's new restaurant struggles and her boss starts making inappropriate advances.
- Director:
- Michal Aviad ('Invisible', 'Dimona Twist')
- Writer:
- Michal AviadSharon Azulay EyalMichal Vinik
- Cast:
- Liron Ben-ShlushMenashe NoyOshri CohenSarah Markowitz
Reviews & comments
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThis is a supremely clever movie, rooted in strong emotion that's rigorously controlled. It's a work of passion, told with utmost restraint. That makes it even more effective.
RogerEbert.com
pressIt is a story we've likely heard of or seen before, yet under Michal Aviad's sympathetic lens, it's one that stands out with a sense of urgency.
Los Angeles Times
press"Working Woman" may sound familiar, but be prepared: It cuts closer to the bone than you will be ready for.
Screen Daily
pressFinely-drawn characters and the kind of grey-area scenario that may be uncomfortably familiar to many women make this a thought-provoking addition to the post #metoo conversation.
Variety
pressA strong drama that eschews melodramatic contrivance, making its points via cool (yet sometimes squirm-inducing) observation.
The New York Times
pressUnfolds like a psychological thriller — a procedural that, as it tightens its grip, captures how workplace sexual harassment slowly takes over one woman’s life.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe picture is a slow-burning but ultimately empowering drama that works despite a lack of the bigger, louder, more outwardly emotional moments it could have succumbed to.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThis is a supremely clever movie, rooted in strong emotion that's rigorously controlled. It's a work of passion, told with utmost restraint. That makes it even more effective.
RogerEbert.com
pressIt is a story we've likely heard of or seen before, yet under Michal Aviad's sympathetic lens, it's one that stands out with a sense of urgency.
Los Angeles Times
press"Working Woman" may sound familiar, but be prepared: It cuts closer to the bone than you will be ready for.
Screen Daily
pressFinely-drawn characters and the kind of grey-area scenario that may be uncomfortably familiar to many women make this a thought-provoking addition to the post #metoo conversation.
Variety
pressA strong drama that eschews melodramatic contrivance, making its points via cool (yet sometimes squirm-inducing) observation.
The New York Times
pressUnfolds like a psychological thriller — a procedural that, as it tightens its grip, captures how workplace sexual harassment slowly takes over one woman’s life.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe picture is a slow-burning but ultimately empowering drama that works despite a lack of the bigger, louder, more outwardly emotional moments it could have succumbed to.
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