The last Yiddish feature made in Poland before WWII, this 1939 film is based on a 1907 play by the prolific playwright Jacob Gordin. Living in poverty in Kazimierz Dolny, the Rywkin family sees the father emigrate to the U.S. in search of a better life, where, after years of hard work and loneliness, he meets Bessie, a nightclub singer who helps him reunite with his family from Poland.
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Aleksander Marten Director · Jakub Gordin Writer
First release January 2, 1939 · Produced in Poland · Original title On a heym
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Poland
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Original title
On a heym
Original language
Yiddish
Spoken on screen
Yiddish
Release dates
Poland · January 2, 1939
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