A Thousand and One WivesMovie
The Bukharan neighborhood of Jerusalem in the 1920s Naftali is a wealthy trader and a middle-aged widow whose all his former wives have mysteriously passed away and he is afraid to remarry with a belief that he has a curse on him. The matchmaker presses and the old woman coaxes and finally carries Flora, a 24-year-old virgin, but not to infect her with a curse, he avoids any physical contact with her. The plot gets complicated when Flora gets hurt as a result of her relationship with the fabric merchant, and Naftali, who can't bear the shame, turns his anger on his young wife.
About A Thousand and One Wives
A Thousand and One Wives is a 1989 drama movie directed by Michal Bat-Adam.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 30m, production credits from Israel, an original language code of HE.
The credited cast includes Yossi Pollak, Nissim Azikri, Salim Daw, Rivka Bahar. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
