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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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