Footnote

“Rigorously balanced in its sympathies, and with a piercing view of human behavior under stress, the film is a human comedy that spans and understands the generations.”~Time

Aroview: A father and son squabble over the award of a vaunted academic prize in their shared field of Talmudic studies in this eccentric, bittersweet Jewish comedy.

Extracting its humour from unusual sources, the film intelligently sends up both the stuffiness of academia and the complexities of family rivalry, especially when personal and professional jealousies mix.

NZ International Film Festival 2011