Die Zweiflers - Canadian Premiere

Presented by the Toronto Jewish Film Foundation & the Goethe-Institut

Available online to viewers in Ontario from March 9 to 23.

Winner, Best Series Award at the Cannes International Series Festival.

Compared by critics toThe Sopranos,The Zweiflersis a new much-lauded comic-drama series. The legendary Mike Burstyn (Two Kunilemel, The Komediant, Juda) stars as Symcha Zweifler, a family patriarch and Holocaust survivor in contemporary Germany. As he prepares to sell his delicatessen empire, a secret from his past in Frankfurt’s red light district threatens to damage not only his own future but that of the four generations of his family.The Zweiflersstars an incredible ensemble cast that also includes Sunnyi Melles (Triangle of Sadness), Aaron Altaras (Unorthodox), and Mark Ivanir (Schindler's List).

“The novelistic, expansive narrative ofThe Zweiflers, set in Frankfurt and Berlin, encompasses themes of tradition, succession, the multiculturalism of the Jewish diaspora, estrangement, prejudice, and familial trauma all while maintaining a vivid, humorous tone over its multiple, gripping hours.” (New York Jewish Film Festival).

Country: Germany
Year: 2024
Episodes: 6
Running Time: 50 MIN / EPISODE
Language: German, English, Yiddish
Subtitles: English
Directors: David Hadda, Sarah Hadda and Juri Sternburg