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The Red Tent

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Plot

Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons in the Book of Genesis. Told through Dinah's eloquent voice, this sweeping miniseries reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. Dinah's tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah tells us of the world of the red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob's courtship with his four wives; of the mystery and wonder of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love and death in the city of Shechem; of her half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt, and of course her marriage to Shechem and it's bloody consequences.

Cast

Minnie Driver as Leah
Minnie Driver

as Leah

Rebecca Ferguson as Dinah
Morena Baccarin as Rachel
Morena Baccarin

as Rachel

Iain Glen as Jacob
Iain Glen

as Jacob

Debra Winger as Rebecca
Debra Winger

as Rebecca

Darwin Shaw as Benia
Darwin Shaw

as Benia

Toby Sebastian as Re-mose
Toby Sebastian

as Re-mose

Will Tudor as Joseph
Will Tudor

as Joseph

Hiam Abbass as Queen Re-Nefer
Hiam Abbass

as Queen Re-Nefer

Saif Al-Warith as Simon
Saif Al-Warith

as Simon

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • December 7, 2014

Last Aired Date

  • December 8, 2014

Production Companies

  • Shopgirl Productions

  • Kasbah Films

  • Sony Pictures Television

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 2

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