Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish

Overview

The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now Eve Annenberg’s gritty, funny feature film sets William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with Brooklyn-inflected English and Yiddish spoken by a talented cast.

Director: Eve Annenberg

Cast

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Lazer Weiss

Lazer / Romeo

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Melissa Weisz

Juliet / Faggie

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Mendy Zafir

Mendy / Benvolio

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Yoeli Weiss

Mo / Mercutio

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Josef Yossi Friedman

Tybalt / Ty

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Eve Annenberg

Ava / Nurse

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Isaac Schoenfeld

Isaac / Rabbi

Yelena Shmulenson

Lady Cauplet