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Throughout the movie Esti Kuperman (Rachel McAdams) is shown wearing a wig. This wig is called a sheitel and is worn by some Orthodox Jewish married women in order to conform with the requirement of Jewish law to cover their hair. Rachel Weisz told ScreenCrush in April 2018 that she specifically sought out this role.
The film follows the estranged daughter of the Rav, Ronit, and her return to her the Orthodox Jewish community that she left years ago. She reconnects with childhood friend and lover, Esti, in the face of tragedy that summoned her back to North London. Gay activity ensues.
You want to root for Ronit and Esti to be together, but they have both outgrown each other, in different ways. Ronit would always find it hard to understand Esti's attachment to the Orthodox faith which so publicly rejected their love.
Dovid as a Sympathetic Character. Ronit, the daughter of a rabbi, left their insular community, and Esti stayed behind and ended up marrying their childhood friend, Dovid.