“He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show.”
Sidney Turtlebaum is a bitter sweet comedy that tells the story of Sidney, an eccentric gay Jewish man in his seventies. To punish the world Sidney earns his living as a pickpocket and a conman - his chosen modus operandi is to gatecrash Shiva houses of mourning to steal from the gathered crowd.
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Cast
16 people
Derek Jacobi
Sidney Turtlebaum
Known for
Gladiator
Tomb Raider
Rupert Evans
Gabriel
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
The Boy
Tristram Shapeero
Mandy Belnick
Raphael Smith
Cavan Clerkin
Father
Known for
The Last Kingdom
The Capture
Daniel Jewel
Katie Lyons
Mother
Known for
Boy A
Green Wing
Emma Lewis
Romy Baskerville
Valerie
Known for
The Way
Lin Blakley
Brenda
Also in
Malice in Wonderland
Vital Signs
Francesca Marie Claire
Frankie
Also in
Daddy's Girl
Not Going Out
Tristram Shapeero Director · Raphael Smith Writer
United States release April 2, 2009
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 3, 2008
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 2009
Aspen Short Film Festival
France
November 22, 2009 · Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
November 20, 2009 · Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Poland
May 1, 2009 · Jewish Motifs Film Festival
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