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Why doesn't Rachel call the police?

posted 13 years ago by filmfancy
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SPOILERS--

I can't understand why Rachel, Tami's mother, doesn't report her daughter's assault to the police even after she decides not to join the settlement.

And why does Tami go to see Rafi after the campfire incident when he did nothing to stop the assault? This did not seem accurate as any girl or woman who was assaulted would not want to see someone again who did nothing to help at the time.

I understood that the community, especially the settlement, was extremely patriarchal, but I thought that something should have been done to the boys who committed the assault--at least have them expelled from the camp.

The fact that the mother does nothing at the end, just drives off with her new boyfriend and daughters, seemed to be another instance of sweeping the truth under the carpet (much like the settlers' leader wanted to do).

I had liked the film up until then, but felt that this point was its ultimate failure.

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[–] timlin-4 12 years ago

The victim does need to want to report it, but I share your confusion. Maybe groping assaults are much of a big deal in Israeli culture? But it's hard to believe that that Tami was still into that kid. Having feelings for a rapist is one kind of messed up, but the pussy who weakly cheered him on? I guess the point is that Israeli girls are so tough that the actions of guys are meaningless. Every male in this film was a tool

[–] lubin-freddy 12 years ago

We're dealing with a very tight and closed community, with a strong distrust of the secular world (as with the police), and a distinct notion of not washing your dirty laundry outside. Within the social context of the film, it made sense.

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