A Very Ordinary Jew

A Very Ordinary Jew

89 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Jan. 19, 2006

What does being a Jew mean nowadays? Emanuel Goldfarb, a Jewish journalist, is asked by the Director of a Jewish community in Germany, to respond to an invitation by a professor to tell his pupils about his life as a Jew living in Germany. This conversation, performed by Goldfarb and the Director of the community, is the only scene of Oliver Hirschbiegel's film « Ein ganz gewohnlicher Jude » presented at the Film and Television Festival of Genève, which was shot outdoors and it's the only moment where something apparently happens.

A Very Ordinary Jew

89 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Jan. 19, 2006

A Very Ordinary Jew
What does being a Jew mean nowadays? Emanuel Goldfarb, a Jewish journalist, is asked by the Director of a Jewish community in Germany, to respond to an invitation by a professor to tell his pupils about his life as a Jew living in Germany. This conversation, performed by Goldfarb and the Director of the community, is the only scene of Oliver Hirschbiegel's film « Ein ganz gewohnlicher Jude » presented at the Film and Television Festival of Genève, which was shot outdoors and it's the only moment where something apparently happens.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Multimedia Film und Fernseh, NDR
Original title Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Jude
Directors Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writers Charles Lewinsky

Cast

Ben Becker

as Emanuel Goldfarb

Samuel Finzi

as Herr Gebhardt