Media Room Live! With Director Guido Chiesa

In the 1970s, Esther, an American woman mourning her mother, received a letter that sets her on a journey to uncover a hidden chapter of her family’s history. With the help of Zayde, a university professor with secrets of his own, she began searching for a woman who lived decades earlier in British Mandate Palestine.The woman is Yehudit, whose arrival in a settlers’ village in the 1930s entangled the lives of three men: a widowed father, an idealistic farmer and a cattle trader. By tying together the threads that bind past and present, Esther and Zayde discover a shocking truth.Based on the novel The Loves of Judith by Meir Shalev, the film is directed by Guido Chiesa and stars Mili Avital (Stargate), Ori Pfeffer (Hacksaw Ridge, Munich), Moni Moshonov (Late Marriage, America), Menashe Noy (Gett, Tehran), Ana Ularu (Andor), Marc Rissmann (Game of Thrones) and Alban Ukaj (Quo Vadis, Aida?).Guido and I had a fascinating discussion about why wanted to tell the story and the challenges he faced bringing it to the screen.For The Love Of A Woman was released in theaters today (Friday, June 26). Click here for theaters in your area. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mediaroom.substack.com/subscribe