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Little Jerusalem (2005)

Little Jerusalem poster
Original title
La Petite Jérusalem
Directed by
Karin Albou
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Jewish woman lives with her religious family in a Paris suburb. She struggles to balance her faith with her desire for independence and love.

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What happens

Little Jerusalem (French: La Petite Jérusalem) is a 2005 French drama film directed by Karin Albou. Albou's film depicts how the conflict between the rational and the irrational drives the relationships within a Jewish family living in the outskirts of Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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