A well-told love story set against a backdrop of religious tradition, _Disobedience_ explores the challenges that arise when deeply held beliefs clash with personal freedom. Based on Naomi Alderman’s 2006 novel, written for the screen by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Sebastián Lelio, and directed by Lelio, the film touches upon similar themes as his previous works—namely

I have a feeling _Disobedience_ might be in the running for some Oscars; the subject matter—it’s about Jewish lesbians—suggests that's fairly likely. It turned out to be a pretty solid film overall. I appreciated that they didn’t push the intimate scenes too much, but it would be nice if there were more queer films that fell somewhere in between extremes. It often seems like you either get low-budget comedies that ar…