What would you do if your sister was in a cult, then tried to recruit you to join it?
That’s the premise of Harem, a new 8-episode Israeli drama series based on real-life cults that exist today in Israel and around the world.
Created by Anat Barzilai, Hadar Galron and Gadi Taub – who also directs alongside Marco Carmel – Harem focuses on self-proclaimed mystic healer Shabtai Zadik (Alon Aboutboul, The Dark Knight Rises) and his followers. As the leader of this cult – or as he calls it, family – he thrives on manipulating his more than 20 wives and 40 children.
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