Kadosh ("Sacred") is a film set in Mea She'arim, the ultra-Orthodox Jewish quarter of Jerusalem.
The story begins with a lengthy and graceful sequence that shows Meir (Yoram Hattab) dressing and praying, engaged in his morning ritual. Here is a world in which every action of the day is undertaken according to Talmudic ritual; a sense of emotional claustrophobia underlines the film.
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