Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish (2012)

  • NR
  • 05/11/2012 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 32m

Overview

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.

Eve Annenberg

Writer, Director

Cast

Lazer Weiss's headshot

Lazer Weiss

Lazer / Romeo
Melissa Weisz's headshot

Melissa Weisz

Juliet / Faggie
Mendy Zafir's headshot

Mendy Zafir

Mendy / Benvolio
Yoeli Weiss's headshot

Yoeli Weiss

Mo / Mercutio
Josef Yossi Friedman's headshot

Josef Yossi Friedman

Tybalt / Ty
Eve Annenberg's headshot

Eve Annenberg

Ava / Nurse
Isaac Schoenfeld's headshot

Isaac Schoenfeld

Isaac / Rabbi
Yelena Shmulenson's headshot

Yelena Shmulenson

Lady Cauplet

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