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Religion, sex, money, drugs, abandonment: these are all things you can expect as you meet the different generations of the dysfunctional Zweifler family across this six-episode saga. Winner of the Best Series award at the Cannes International Series Festival, and Best Drama Series at the 2024 German Television Awards, The Zweiflers explores Jewish family life in contemporary Germany, as family patriarch and Holocaust survivor, Symcha Zweifler, wants to sell his delicatessen. Things get complicated for Symcha, when he learns that his grandson and his non-Jewish girlfriend are expecting a son. This incredibly well-acted show dives head first into questions like "will the child be raised Jewish?" and "what will happen to Symcha’s deli?" and it does so in spectacular fashion. Modern day Germany makes a perfect setting for this story of religion, cultural identity and intergenerational conflict, and The Zweiflers wraps it all up with just the right amount of heart and humour.
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Part of the European Film Programme
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John S Cohen Foundation
Episode 2:
Samuel is looking forward to his baby with Saba, who is given an exuberantly warm welcome by his family. Her mother-in-law Mimi takes the pregnant woman on an outing. What seems like a spontaneous idea, however, follows a plan. Saba is less than enthusiastic when she realizes what is expected of her: not only her baby, but she too is to become Jewish. Symcha, meanwhile, tries to instill the values of the traditions in his grandson Samuel.
- Year2024
- Runtime45 minutes
- LanguageGerman
- CountryGermany
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorClara von Arnim
- ScreenwriterDavid Hadda, Sarah Hadda, Juri Sternburg
- ProducerAaron Altaras, Saffron Coomber, Mark Ivan
ALL EPISODES INCLUDED AS PART OF OUR ONLINE FESTIVAL PASS!
Religion, sex, money, drugs, abandonment: these are all things you can expect as you meet the different generations of the dysfunctional Zweifler family across this six-episode saga. Winner of the Best Series award at the Cannes International Series Festival, and Best Drama Series at the 2024 German Television Awards, The Zweiflers explores Jewish family life in contemporary Germany, as family patriarch and Holocaust survivor, Symcha Zweifler, wants to sell his delicatessen. Things get complicated for Symcha, when he learns that his grandson and his non-Jewish girlfriend are expecting a son. This incredibly well-acted show dives head first into questions like "will the child be raised Jewish?" and "what will happen to Symcha’s deli?" and it does so in spectacular fashion. Modern day Germany makes a perfect setting for this story of religion, cultural identity and intergenerational conflict, and The Zweiflers wraps it all up with just the right amount of heart and humour.
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Part of the Online Festival Programme
Part of the European Film Programme
Sponsored by
John S Cohen Foundation
Episode 2:
Samuel is looking forward to his baby with Saba, who is given an exuberantly warm welcome by his family. Her mother-in-law Mimi takes the pregnant woman on an outing. What seems like a spontaneous idea, however, follows a plan. Saba is less than enthusiastic when she realizes what is expected of her: not only her baby, but she too is to become Jewish. Symcha, meanwhile, tries to instill the values of the traditions in his grandson Samuel.
- Year2024
- Runtime45 minutes
- LanguageGerman
- CountryGermany
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorClara von Arnim
- ScreenwriterDavid Hadda, Sarah Hadda, Juri Sternburg
- ProducerAaron Altaras, Saffron Coomber, Mark Ivan