Movie
1998
A Price Above Rubies is a 1998 British-American drama film written and directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Renée Zellweger. The story centers on a young woman who finds it difficult to conform to the restrictions imposed on her by her community. Reviews of the film itself were mixed, though there were generally positive reviews of Zellweger's performance.
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Four years after he had successfully depicted the sad reality of black ghettos in *Fresh*, Boaz Yakin tried to deal with another ethnic minority, this time less seen in modern Hollywood film. His 1998 film *A Price Above Rubies* depicted the world of Hassidic Jews and created a lot of controversies. Protagonist of the film is Sonia (played by Renee Zellweger), young woman belonging to Hassidic Jews, people whose ent…More
