JFI WinterFest presents the first three episodes of the series
When the Zweifler family patriarch, Holocaust survivor Symcha, announces his plans to sell the family’s deli empire, it causes a shift for the whole extended family to navigate. As news of the sale brings old buried secrets from his past to the surface, the three generations of Zweiflers reflect on their family’s history, and their obligations to one another. And when the eldest grandson Samuel, a music manager in Berlin who returns home to Frankfurt, unexpectedly finds himself thrust into fatherhood, he is caught between honoring old traditions and creating new ones.
A vibrant and complex exploration of the intergenerational conflicts that emerge when desires and duty clash, and how the past seeps into the present. Led by an exceptional ensemble cast, this comedic drama, which won three prizes at the Cannes International Series Festival, portrays a modern German Jewish family’s everyday challenges, moral dilemmas, and blurred boundaries with refreshing nuance and endearing humor. – CELESTE WONG
West Coast Premiere
Offers priority admission to all screenings February 22–23, 2025 at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco. Not valid for screenings on Tuesday, February 18.
$75 JFI Members • $100 General Public
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