Zelimo (2001)

In 1964, in the Catskills, Zelimo, a Russian Jewish lad, goes to a camp for Jewish boys, where he's miserable, picked on and worse. His mother is working at the neighboring girls' camp, so ... See full summary »

Director:

Aleks Rosenberg

Writer:

Aleks Rosenberg

Stars:

Sy Bondy, Marek Skupienski, Jake Gomolinski-Ekel

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sy Bondy	...	Abramovitz
Marek Skupienski	...	Andrei
Jake Gomolinski-Ekel	...	Benji
Mario Prado Jr.	...	Carlos
Christopher M. Pagan	...	Member of Carlos' gang
Louis Candelaria	...	Member of Carlos' gang
Max Finestone	...	Girls Camp Director
Tatyana Zbirovskaya	...	Freeda
Henry López	...	Hector (as Henry Lopez)
Adam Siegel	...	Jerry
Renata Golbert	...	Gypsy dancer
Anatoliy Shvarts	...	Gypsy dancer
Misha Kanchalovsky	...	KGB Agent
Frank Macedonio	...	Mad Car Driver
Rock Rose	...	Maria

Storyline

In 1964, in the Catskills, Zelimo, a Russian Jewish lad, goes to a camp for Jewish boys, where he's miserable, picked on and worse. His mother is working at the neighboring girls' camp, so he joins her there. Over the course of the summer, in a coming of age story, he has flashbacks to his childhood in Central Russia and his harrowing escape in 1959. His summer passage is aided by Hector, camp counselor, Cuban Jew, and macho warrior who takes Zelimo under his wing. A knife, a bow, a rowboat, and Zelimo's sketchbook are each part of his passage.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IVM Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

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