The Mohel

A mohel (Jewish ritual circumciser) comes to a party in honor of the birth of his first grandson. He is desperate to circumcise the child despite his son’s refusal to do so. The Mohel’s efforts to convince his son reach a peak and threaten to destroy the relationship between father and son.
WHY WE LIKE THIS FILM: A different take on complex issues of Jewish identity and the clash of tradition vs. modernism,

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DETAILS

YEAR: 2022
RUN TIME: 8 Minutes
LANGUAGE(S): Hebrew, Russian
SUBTITLES: English
PREMIERE STATUS: US Premiere

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CREDITS

DIRECTOR(S):Pnina Geffen, Yochay Rosenberg
SCREENWRITER(S):Pnina Geffen
CAST:Slava Bibergal, Eldar Brantman

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