Snow in August (2001)

Directed by

Richard Friedenberg

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1947 Brooklyn, an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy befriends a Czechoslovak Rabbi. This friendship angers a local Irish gang and after a tragedy, the boy turns to an ancient Jewish text for help.

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What happens

Snow in August is a 2001 film adapted by Richard Friedenberg based on the New York Times best selling novel by Pete Hamill. Featuring a young boy from an Irish Catholic neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1947, the film follows the unlikely friendship that evolves between 11-year-old Michael and a Czechoslovak Rabbi that stirs up the wrath of a local Irish gang from Michael's neighborhood. After a tragic turn of events, Michael seeks the help of an ancient Jewish text to summon a protector in his time of need. The film is a made-for-television movie that was distributed by Showtime Networks in 2001, and later released on DVD in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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