Nice Jewish Boy

Le dernier des Juifs

Comedy

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Ontario premiere
June 10
8:15pm
In Person
Carlton Cinema
June 15
- June 17
Online
Online at TJFF Virtual Cinema
COUNTRY
France
Year
2024
Running Time
90 minutes
Language
French
Subtitles
English
Director
Noé Debré
Cast
Agnès Jaoui, Michael Zindel

In a working-class Parisian suburb, the synagogue is closing, the kosher grocer along with it, as Bellisha, a naive 27-year-old, shares an apartment there with his agoraphobic mother Giselle (Agnès Jaoui). His mom thinks it is time to go, but Bellisha feels that this cramped, quarrelsome suburb is exactly where he wants to be, so he shields his reclusive mom from the reality that their local Jewish community is largely abandoning the area in the face of increasing antisemitism. Screenwriter Noé Debré’s (HBO Max’s Reformed) feature directorial debut delights with a bittersweet, irreverent touch.

Reviews

“A gem.” – The Jewish Chronicle

“It’s warmth and humanism cannot be denied” – Cineuropa

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Le dernier des Juifs

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