Liberated Bride

YochananRivlin,aprofessoratHaifaUniversity,isamanofboundlessandoftennaivecuriosity.Hiswife,Hagit,adistrictjudge,istolerantofalmosteverythingbutherhusband'sfaultsandprevarications.Frequentargumentsaside,theyareawell-adjustedcouplewithtwogrownsons.WhenoneofRivlin'sstudents-ayoungArabbridefromavillageintheGalilee-isassignedtohelpwithhisresearchinrecentAlgerianhistory,atwo-prongedmysterydevelops.AstheyprobethecausesofthebloodyAlgeriancivilwar,Rivlinalsobecomesobsessedwithhisson'sfailedmarriage.Rivlin'ssearchleadstoanumberofimprobableescapades.Inthiscomedyofmanners,atoncedeeplyseriousandhighlyentertaining,YehoshuabrilliantlyportrayscharactersfromdisparatesectorsofIsraelilife,unitedaboveallbyaveryhumandesirefor,andfearof,thetruthinpoliticsandlife.