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Village of Idiots

Village of Idiots (1999)

Weary of daily life in his native village of Chelm, Shmendrik sets out on a quest for knowledge that brings him to a new Chelm, a place remarkably like the old Chelm, down to the chicken's reminiscent clucks. Based on a Jewish folk tale, Village of Idiots is the story of Shmendrik's new life and its uncanny closeness to his old life.

Updated May 28 2020

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Runtime: 12 mins Rating: 6.5 Tag Line: “Outsiders call Chelm the village of idiots,” Shmendrick explains, “but our rabbi said we were a city of natural geniuses, with our own way of figuring things out.”

Cast

Jack Newman

Jack Newman

Nicholas Rice

Nicholas Rice

Crew

Eugene Fedorenko

Eugene Fedorenko

Director

John Lazarus

John Lazarus

Writer

Rose Newlove

Rose Newlove

Director

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