Activity Type:
Film
Date:
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 19:00 to 20:30
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Cranberry Cinemas
Event Web Site:
Cost:
$9 - general $8 - 65 and older and full-time college students with valid ID $7 - groups of 12+ (group tickets must be purchased in advance) $5 - 18 and under
2012 JFilm Festival
Pittsburgh Premiere
Director: Leo Khasin
2011, Germany, 94 minutes
Arabic, German, and Russian with subtitles
Fourteen-year-old Ali grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp where he learned to hate Jews at an early age. After escaping Lebanon, he and his family end up in Berlin’s Kreuzberg area. Wanting to fit in and be accepted by the local gang, he helps them vandalize the apartment of a Russian Jewish neighbor. To avoid deportation, he is forced to help the neighbor repair the damage. Inspired by two real people, KADDISH FOR A FRIEND is a tragicomic story about friendship, trust and the art of forgiveness.
Winner - Audience Award - Boston and Washington D.C. Jewish Film Festivals
UCIS Unit:
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors:
The Pittsburgh Jewish Film Forum