Fill the Void Movie

Plot Outline: Tells the story of an Orthodox Hassidic family from Tel Aviv.

Who's Involved:

Rama Burshtein, Yiftach Klein, Chayim Sharir, Irit Sheleg

Release Date:

Friday, May 24, 2013 Limited Theaters

Age Rating: PG   Parental Guidance Suggested MPA
for mild thematic elements and brief smoking
Runtime: 1 hr, 30 m
Language: Hebrew

Fill the Void Plot: What's it about?

Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of the family. She is about to be married off to a promising young man of the same age and background. It is a dream-come-true, and Shira feels prepared and excited.

On Purim, her twenty-eight-year-old sister, Esther, dies while giving birth to her first child. The pain and grief that overwhelm the family postpone Shira's promised match.

Everything changes when an offer is proposed to match Yochay – the late Esther's husband – to a widow from Belgium. Yochay feels it's too early, although he realizes that sooner or later he must seriously consider getting married again.

When the girls' mother finds out that Yochay may leave the country with her only grandchild, she proposes a match between Shira and the widower. Shira will have to choose between her heart’s wish and her family duty.

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Fill the Void Cast List & Characters

Yiftach Klein ... role: Yohai Mendelman
Irit Sheleg ... role: Rivka Mendelman

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A look at the Fill the Void behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Rama Burshtein previously directed The Wedding Plan. The film's writer Rama Burshtein penned The Wedding Plan.

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Fill the Void Filming Timeline

  1. — Fill the Void entered Completed status.

    MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

    Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.

Fill the Void Release Date: When was the film released?

Fill the Void was released in limited theaters on . Seven other films are opening on the same date, including Fast & Furious 6, Epic and We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks. The movie was released in select theaters in major markets.

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