Where Life Begins
About Where Life Begins
An ultra-orthodox Jewish family from Aix-les-Bains comes to a farm in southern Italy for a brief stay every year to carry out a sacred mission: harvesting citrons. Here Elio, the farm owner, meets Esther, the rabbi’s daughter, who is tired of the constraints imposed by her religion.
Where Life Begins is a 2022 drama film directed by Stéphane Freiss. At 99 minutes long, it arrived in June 2022.
Lou de Laâge stars as Esther, Riccardo Scamarcio as Elio, and Pierre-Henry Salfati as Aaron. Written by Audrey Gordon and Caroline Deruas.
In the United States it streams on Chai Flicks.