Bookends
7.5
Nate is an excitable millennial novelist forced to leave his fabulous city life behind and move in with his grandparents after a bad breakup. But when his Holocaust-surviving grandfather Saul shows signs of cognitive decline and his grandmother Miriam refuses to acknowledge her husband’s early signs of dementia, Nate finds himself torn between his desire to escape retirement community life, family responsibilities, and an unexpected romance with his grandparents’ doctor.
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Cast
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Noam Ash
Nate
Also in
Absentia
The Other Two
F. Murray Abraham
Saul Cohen
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Moon Knight
Caroline Aaron
Miriam Cohen
Known for
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Edward Scissorhands
Charlie Barnett
Dr. Daniel Green
Known for
Chicago Fire
Russian Doll
Jared Reinfeldt
Rory
Known for
FEUD
Mother/Android
Frank Iriele
Gary
Also in
Variations
The Library
Jazelle Villanueva
Sarah
Also in
Arabic Disco Funk
Sex, Baseball, and All Pussibilities
Spencer Belko
Matt
Also in
My Nightmare Landlord
9-1-1
Grant Gable
Mike Doyle Director · Noam Ash Writer
United States release February 9, 2026 · Produced in United States · Languages English, German, Yiddish
Production
Story Mill Entertainment
Production
5X Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Yiddish
Release dates
United States · February 9, 2026
Premiere
Australia
November 21, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
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