Shlomi Elkabetz Hebrew שלומי אלקבץ born 5 December 1972 is an Israeli actor writer and director Elkabetz is best known for his Vivian Amsalem trilogy comprising the films To Take a Wife Shiva and Gett The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Elkabetz cowrote and codirected the films with his older sister Ronit Elkabetz who also starred in the films as Viviane Amsalem an unhappy Israeli housewife trapped in a marriage with a pious man she cannot stand The films were loosely based on the relationship between the Elkabetzs parents Description above from the Wikipedia article Shlomi Elkabetz licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia