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Arranged

Arranged

2007Movie⏱️ 1h 30mNot Rated
ComedyDramaRomance
7.3
IMDB Rating
3,176 votes

ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of...

Director
N/A
Writers
Stefan C. Schaefer, Yuta Silverman
Stars
Zoe Lister-Jones, Francis Benhamou, Mimi Lieber
Release Date
January 9, 2009
Language
English, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish
Country
United States
🏆 6
Wins
💬 43
Reviews
📋 3.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe Lister-Jones
as Rochel Meshenberg
Francis Benhamou
Francis Benhamou
as Nasira Khaldi
Mimi Lieber
Mimi Lieber
as Sheli Meshenberg
John Rothman
John Rothman
as Matan Meshenberg
👤
Sarah Lord
as Naomi Meshenberg
Trevor Braun
Trevor Braun
as Avi Meshenberg
Doris Belack
Doris Belack
as Elona
Laith Nakli
Laith Nakli
as Abdul-Halim Khaldi
Jason Liebman
Jason Liebman
as Gideon
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Marcia Jean Kurtz
as Principal Jacoby

💰 Box Office

$199,891
Worldwide Gross
$23,571
Domestic Gross
$5,560
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
Cicala Filmworks

🏷️ Keywords

arranged marriageorthodox jewfriendship between womenfriendshipmuslim

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

The best film at SXSW 2007
by mrsouth2007-03-14
10/10

"I had no idea what to expect when I walked into this film at SXSW. All I knew was that it was about a Muslim and a Jew who become friends. I figured it would be some kind of Movie of the Week type film with a sentimental "let's all get along" message, but it turned out to be a lot more complicated and interesting than that. The main plot is that an Orthodox Jew (Zoe Lister Jones) and a Muslim (Frances Benhamou) work at a public school together, and find that their conservative lifestyles and impending arranged marriages make them have more in common with each other than anybody..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film is loosely based on the experiences of executive producer Yuta Silverman, an Orthodox Jew who befriended a Pakistani Muslim woman through the public schools in Brooklyn.

📖 Synopsis

ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of...