40 Nickels

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MOVIE
NR

40 Nickels

An immigrant boy of the Depression era soars above his family's tragedies.

Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?

Release Date

2021-03-19

Year

2021

Duration

28m

Status

Released

Score

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Cast

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Grayson Taylor

Norm

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Carole Foreman

Bubbe

Te'ena Klein

Te'ena Klein

Ethel

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Leo Grinberg

Itzik

Catherine Ashmore Bradley

Catherine Ashmore Bradley

Sarah

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Kathleen Bernhard

Street Person

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Andy Boxold

School Boy

Aubin Bradley

Aubin Bradley

Sarah's Sister

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Lucas Cardona

Ice Cream Man

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Keira Coakley

School Girl