Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish
Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish

Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish

May 11, 201292 min10.0EN
ComedyDrama

The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now Eve Annenberg’s gritty, funny feature film sets William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with Brooklyn-inflected English and Yiddish spoken by a talented cast.

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Melissa Weisz
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Mendy Zafir
Mendy ZafirMendy / Benvolio
Yoeli Weiss
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Josef Yossi Friedman
Josef Yossi FriedmanTybalt / Ty
Eve Annenberg
Eve AnnenbergAva / Nurse
Isaac Schoenfeld
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Yelena Shmulenson
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