While the characters aren't all that sympathetic they don't seem like bad people either, just sincerely flawed personalities trying to balance personal and family interests. It makes for interesting watching, the battle of wills that unfolds and the nuggets of insight into human relations that drop out.

"Dover Kosashvili's first feature Late Marriage so boldly confronts Jewish Orthodox traditions it's a minor miracle it never becomes glib." - Ed Gonzalez

Moshonov's performance is breathtaking. Some very solid scenes here.