93Queen

Rachel Freier lives in Brooklyn, in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, and in her community, the woman’s place is in the kitchen and her role is to bring up children and respect their father. Men cannot even shake her hand due to tradition. Rachel wants to be independent and so organizes women of her neighbourhood to volunteer for health and human rights issues while remaining to be wives and mothers, which obviously leads to various conflicts. In the end, Freier considers running for a Civil Court judge for her district.

 

This film presents a real story, quite typical for America (it does
remind Erin Brockovich), and reflects the feminist motif common for
contemporary Jewish films. Director Paula Eiselt characterised the community of 93Queen as the Hasidic #MeToo movement, while American film critics wrote: "Forget Supergirl and Wonder Woman. To see a real female superhero in action, check out Paula Eiselt's documentary."

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