ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive trailer for For Love of a Woman. It is based on Meir Shalev’s acclaimed novel, titled The Loves of Judith. The upcoming romance drama movie from Panorama Films is scheduled to arrive in select theaters starting on June 26.
“In the 1970s, Esther, an American woman mourning her mother, receives 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 begins searching for a woman who lived decades earlier in British Mandate Palestine,” reads the official synopsis. “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.”
Check out the exclusive For the Love of a Woman trailer below (watch more trailers):
What happens in the For the Love of a Woman trailer?
The video highlights a woman’s search for her family’s origins after her mother’s death. The journey brings her closer to the unknown and complex history of her family. The cast includes 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?).
For the Love of a Woman is directed by Guido Chiesa, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Nicoletta Micheli. The English-language drama is produced by Iginio Straffi, Alessandro Usai, Marta Donzelli, and Gregorio Paonessa, with Gian Luca Chiaretti serving as an executive producer. The creative team consists of cinematographer Emanuele Pasquet, editor Luca Gasparini, and composer Zoë Keating.