Schund
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57m
This clever and heartfelt mockumentary unfolds like a detective story exploring the disappearance of a fictional Yiddish actor 25 years ago. The only clue: a mysterious inscription on the door of his house reading "schund". Along the way, we meet the very real colorful characters who made up Israel's vibrant Yiddish theater scene during the country's first decades.
Year: 2010
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Yael Leibovitz Zand
Producers: Ido Zand, Yael Leibovitz Zand
Participants: Leah Koenig, Yaakov Bodo and more...
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