Surviving Malka Leifer

<p><img alt="Laurel icon denoting the film is in competition for a Jury Prize." border="0" src="https://data.ajff.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/laurels_Jury%20Award%20Nominee%20Blue_01_0.png" style="width:20%; max-width:20%; margin-left:10px; float:right;" />A formidable chronicle of justice and resilience follows three Melbourne sisters whose allegations of sexual abuse within their ultra-Orthodox community spark a 15-year courtroom battle within Australia and Israel. When the accused, revered principal Malka Leifer, flees overseas with the religious school’s complicity, the siblings launch a relentless pursuit that uncovers political interference, legal loopholes, and dozens of extradition hearings meant to wear them down. As hard-won revelations expose profound institutional denial and hypocrisy, their resolve deepens into an incredible journey of empowerment and courage. Filmed with extraordinary access to the women, this riveting indictment lays bare an international scandal that turned private trauma into a catalyst for accountability.</p>