Drama • History
2021
NR
28 minutes
An immigrant boy of the Depression era soars above his family's tragedies.
Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?
Release:
March 19, 2021
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
Producer company:
Spoken languages:
EnglishYiddish
Budget:
40.000 $
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Grayson Taylor
Norm
Norm
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Carole Foreman
Bubbe
Bubbe
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Te'ena Klein
Ethel
Ethel
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Leo Grinberg
Itzik
Itzik
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Catherine Ashmore Bradley
Sarah
Sarah
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Kathleen Bernhard
Street Person
Street Person
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Andy Boxold
School Boy
School Boy
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Aubin Bradley
Sarah's Sister
Sarah's Sister
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Lucas Cardona
Ice Cream Man
Ice Cream Man
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Keira Coakley
School Girl
School Girl
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Charles Goldfischer
Street Person
Street Person
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Blake Goldstein
Irv
Irv
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Kate Karen
Street Child
Street Child
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Jeff Levinson
Store Customer
Store Customer
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Donald Mohan
Street Person
Street Person
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Joshua Packard
Jim
Jim
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Cailyn Peddle
Street Child
Street Child
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Sarina Roffe
School Girl
School Girl
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J. Anthony Roman
Handbill Man
Handbill Man
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Mathieu Silverman
Street Child
Street Child
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Linda Simon
Mrs. Goldberg
Mrs. Goldberg
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Catherine Taormina
Mrs. Stein
Mrs. Stein
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Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter
Body Double (Norm)
Body Double (Norm)
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