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He was one of the greatest geniuses that ever lived, a scholar - he had a brilliant mind, spoke thirty languages, knew physics and philosophy… and yet he slept on a park bench, had no real home, anonymously travelled the world and looked like a bum. He was the secret master of Nobel Prize Winner Elie Wiesel, of the great French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas and of many other prominent thinkers. They only knew him by his nickname “Shoshani”.
In Israel, France, Switzerland, USA, North-Africa, Uruguay, he was teaching and sharing his fountain of knowledge to all. They were left wondering: Who was this man? What was his name? Where is he coming from? Was he an angel or maybe a devil? How is it possible to know by heart thousands of books? What and why was he hiding? Still, to this day, no one knows.
The film explores the enigmatic life and knowledge of Mr. Shoshani, "The Wanderer who Knew it all", leaving many questions unanswered, making him one of the most mysterious figures of all time.
Best Documentary Award from the Israeli Film Critics Association (Israel Film Critics Union) — Winner 2023.
Best Documentary at the Israeli Film Festival of Montreal (Lys d’Or) — Winner 2025 (including the Audience Award for Best Documentary).

Director Biography - Michael Grynszpan
Michael Grynszpan is a French-Israeli filmmaker. Michael was born and raised in Paris and moved to Israel where he studied Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. He worked as a reporter and TV journalist for international television channels. In 2000, Michael founded with partners a film and TV production company. He has since directed several documentary movies, among them:
- “The Forgotten Refugees”, "Descendants of Nazis: An Infernal Legacy", "Toulouse between rose and grey" , and "Out of the Spectrum"
- Year2024
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, French
- CountryIsrael
- PremiereFlorida
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMichael Grynszpan
- ScreenwriterMichael Grynszpan
- ProducerMichael Grynszpan
- CastElie Wiesel, Serge Klarsfeld, Adin Steinsaltz
- EditorRoy Ben Ami
- ComposerDaniel Markovich
- Sound DesignMichael Goorevich
He was one of the greatest geniuses that ever lived, a scholar - he had a brilliant mind, spoke thirty languages, knew physics and philosophy… and yet he slept on a park bench, had no real home, anonymously travelled the world and looked like a bum. He was the secret master of Nobel Prize Winner Elie Wiesel, of the great French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas and of many other prominent thinkers. They only knew him by his nickname “Shoshani”.
In Israel, France, Switzerland, USA, North-Africa, Uruguay, he was teaching and sharing his fountain of knowledge to all. They were left wondering: Who was this man? What was his name? Where is he coming from? Was he an angel or maybe a devil? How is it possible to know by heart thousands of books? What and why was he hiding? Still, to this day, no one knows.
The film explores the enigmatic life and knowledge of Mr. Shoshani, "The Wanderer who Knew it all", leaving many questions unanswered, making him one of the most mysterious figures of all time.
Best Documentary Award from the Israeli Film Critics Association (Israel Film Critics Union) — Winner 2023.
Best Documentary at the Israeli Film Festival of Montreal (Lys d’Or) — Winner 2025 (including the Audience Award for Best Documentary).

Director Biography - Michael Grynszpan
Michael Grynszpan is a French-Israeli filmmaker. Michael was born and raised in Paris and moved to Israel where he studied Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. He worked as a reporter and TV journalist for international television channels. In 2000, Michael founded with partners a film and TV production company. He has since directed several documentary movies, among them:
- “The Forgotten Refugees”, "Descendants of Nazis: An Infernal Legacy", "Toulouse between rose and grey" , and "Out of the Spectrum"
- Year2024
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew, French
- CountryIsrael
- PremiereFlorida
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMichael Grynszpan
- ScreenwriterMichael Grynszpan
- ProducerMichael Grynszpan
- CastElie Wiesel, Serge Klarsfeld, Adin Steinsaltz
- EditorRoy Ben Ami
- ComposerDaniel Markovich
- Sound DesignMichael Goorevich
