Israeli Director Ruthy Pribar Returns to Tribeca with 'What Is to Come,' a Story of Female Emancipation
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Melanie Goodfellow
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Summary
Israeli director Ruthy Pribar returns to the Tribeca Film Festival with her second film 'What is to Come,' a story about Yehudit, a sheltered farmer's wife who survives a suicide pact that kills her husband. Fleeing shame and debt to the resort city of Eilat, she finds unexpected bonds with migrants, refugees, and a compassionate hotel manager, leading her to rebuild her life and discover female emancipation.
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She flees the shame and hidden debts that destroyed their life together for the resort city of Eilat.
An unexpected bond with migrants, refugees, and a compassionate hotel manager helps her rebuild herself from nothing and discover a life beyond the one she was told to live.
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