Disobedience: Simply Spectacular

After an unprecedented drought of quality dramas over the past six to 12 months, I was lucky enough to see “Disobedience” on DVD.

While the storyline evolves rather slowly and is a bit hard to follow initially, nothing could derail the gut-wrenching story of friendship, family, religion, love and loss.

As the film commences, three lifetime friends, played by Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz and Alessandro Nivola, reconnect after some years of separation. Divine portrayals by all of them adjoin the heavenly writing that, layer by layer, unfolds a life-long truth.

The film is filled with countless,...