CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 0h 28m · NR

40 Nickels

An immigrant boy of the Depression era soars above his family's tragedies.

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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?

Directed byYasmin Gorenberg

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 28m
Language
EN
Released
March 19, 2021
Budget
$40,000
Studios
Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Grayson Taylor

Norm

Carole Foreman

Bubbe

Te'ena Klein

Te'ena Klein

Ethel

Leo Grinberg

Itzik

Catherine Ashmore Bradley

Catherine Ashmore Bradley

Sarah

Kathleen Bernhard

Street Person

Andy Boxold

School Boy

Aubin Bradley

Aubin Bradley

Sarah's Sister

Lucas Cardona

Ice Cream Man

Keira Coakley

School Girl

Creative team
Directed by
Yasmin Gorenberg
Written by
Yasmin Gorenberg
Myra Noveck
Produced by
Demetrius Beckham
Pinar Binay

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