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Mar 13, 2020 | IMDB 4
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Jacob, an elderly man living in a luxurious villa near Geneva called Rosebud, has just changed his name for the third time and become a Swiss citizen. His granddaughter comes to visit to make a portrait of him. As she searches for a way to bring his story to life, Jacob abandons the project…
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IMDB 5.5 | May , 2011
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IMDB 10 | Nov , 2004
Elliott Gould narrates this affectionate look at life in the shtetls of Eastern Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries. "It's unreal that all this could have just disappeared," says Polish native Mariem Adler Stok, one of the seniors whose memories of this "Yiddish world" give this documentary its life. The hour traces Jewish history in Europe and explores Jews' focus on education, their religious customs, clothing, food, music and theater.Promises
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2001
Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids ages 11 to 13, assembling their views on living in a society afflicted with violence, separatism and religious and political extremism. This 2002 Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary culminates in an astonishing day in which two Israeli children meet Palestinian youngsters at a refugee camp.Speeding, of Course
IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2025
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IMDB 4.5 | Sep , 2012
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1987
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 2008
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2013
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2001
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IMDB 7 | Feb , 2002
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2015
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IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 2015
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2015
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