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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Promise at Dawn

Posted on 2018-11-14 by Judith Schrut

The classic, if stereotyped, relationship of the devoted but overbearing Jewish mother and her son forms the subject of UKJFF 2018’s powerful closing film, Promise at Dawn (La promesse de l’Aube). Starring legendary French superstar Charlotte Gainsbourg and rising star Pierre Niney, it is at once funny and tragic, heartwarming and heartbreaking. Continue reading →

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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Three Identical Strangers

Posted on 2018-11-12 by Judith Schrut

Most of us have had the unsettling experience of being compared with or mistaken for someone we look like– but when you find out you look exactly like another person, have the same birthdate, and have both been adopted– that is quite different. And made all the more so when you find your third exact match. Continue reading →

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Preview: The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018

Posted on 2018-11-06 by Judith Schrut

The hugely popular UK Jewish Film Festival returns this week for its 22nd season. This year’s Festival will feature 85 diverse films from 16 countries including 51 premieres, with screenings and live events at 21 cinemas around the UK. Continue reading →