Snow in August (2001)
- Starring:
- Stephen Rea, Lolita Davidovich, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Friedenberg
- Category:
- Television
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A boy learning the lessons of the Torah wonders if they can be used to avenge an attack on his best friend in this drama based on the novel by Pete Hamill. Michael (Peter Tambakis) is an 11-year-old boy growing up in an Irish Catholic neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1947. While looking for a place to get out of the weather in the midst of a freak snowstorm, Michael meets Judah Hirsch (Stephen Rea), a rabbi from Czechoslovakia, and the two become unlikely friends. Judah fascinates Michael with tales from Jewish folklore, and Michael gives Judah a crash course in the finer points of baseball. But not everyone in Michael's neighborhood is as open-minded as he is, and Judah is attacked by a gang of anti-Semitic toughs. As Judah's life lies in the balance, Michael wonders if Judah's tales of magic and mysticism might hold a key to getting justice for his friend. Snow in August also features Lolita Davidovich as Michael's mother. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast of Snow in August
- Stephen Rea - Rabbi Judah Hirsch
- Harvey Berger - Mr. G.
- Tony Calabretta - Costello
- Michel Perron - Priest
- Lolita Davidovich - Kate Devlin
- Howard Bilerman - Mr. Edelbaum
- Claudia Ferri - Leah
- Kent McQuaid - Falcon
- Director(s):
- Richard Friedenberg
- Writer(s):
- Richard Friedenberg
- Categories:
- Television
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