Orna (Liron Ben-Shlush) works for Benny (Menashe Noy), a real estate developer, and lives with her three children and husband (Oshri Cohen) who's struggling to open a restaurant. Benny, though, has ulterior motives and makes unwanted sexual advances toward her before sexually assaulting her during a work-related trip in Paris. The aftermath of the rape remains an uphill battle for her because Benny grooms her, and even pulls some strings to helps her husband secure the permits to open his new restaurant.

      Working Woman is a quietly moving, lean psychological thriller that also works as a character study. The plot, in essence, is about a woman who struggles to break free from a malignant, controlling, charming narcissist whom she works for, but this isn't the kind of movie that's all about its plot; it's more about its characters and treating them like human beings. Benny doesn't seem like a villain: he's charming, but in a smarmy way. He's also insecure, lonely and has low self worth in spite of his large ego. He uses his charm, money and power as a means of controlling and hoovering Orna back into an abusive relationship with him. One can only imagine what his childhood was like---he was probably abused in some way as a child. The rape also affects Orna's relationship with her husband because she doesn't feel comfortable about telling him the truth about what happened to her. Even after the rape, Benny continues to groom and control her. It's equally captivating and moving to watch how Orna gradually finds the courage to go from being a victim to being a survivor.

      Writer/director Michal Aviad along with co-writers Sharon Azulay Eyal and Michal Vinik do a great job of focusing on Orna's journey and designing a window into her head while avoid melodrama and voice-over narration. In other words, they trust the audience's emotions and intelligence instead of babying the audience like too many Hollywood filmmakers do. This is a movie made by adults and for adults, and it never becomes preachy although it does speak volumes about the courage it takes to stand up to abusive people without resorting to violence. The film also serves as a cautionary and empowering tale about sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace. Moreover, Liron Ben-Shlush gives a convincingly moving that opens the window into Orna's head just enough so that you can get a sense of what she's thinking and feeling. The fact that Ben-Shlush to opens up her heart and soul to the camera in such a palpable way while finding the emotional truth of her character is a testament to her courage, humanism and generosity as an actress and as a human being as well. The same can be said for the filmmakers for capturing that humanism onscreen without a false note. Even the third act, which could have easily gone over-the-top, remains understated and grounded in humanism.