Pink Lady

<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/2024-12/logo_2025%20Jury%20Award%20Nominee_02.png" style="width:20%; max-width:20%; margin-left:10px; float:right;" />Unveiling hidden desires in Jerusalem’s cloistered ultra-Orthodox community, this nuanced character study explores a young marriage in peril, unraveling under extortion and crises of faith. Bati (Nur Fibak), a seemingly blessed yet naive wife and mother, is shattered to learn her husband Lazer (Uri Blufarb) is being blackmailed over intimate photos with a male Torah study partner. Desperate to save her marriage, she tries to "cure" him but is ultimately forced to confront her own desires. With moments of levity amid sensitive, character-driven storytelling, Nir Bergman’s restrained direction gains depth from strong performances and writer Mindi Ehrlich’s lived experience in the Hasidic world, boldly addressing taboo topics from a uniquely female perspective.