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Sidney Turtlebaum (2008) -- Sidney Turtlebaum is an eccentric gay Jewish man in his eighties who earns his living as a pickpocket and a conman. His chosen modus operandi is to gatecrash Jewish funerals in order to steal from the gathered crowd.
Sidney Turtlebaum (2008) -- Sidney Turtlebaum is an eccentric gay Jewish man in his eighties.  To punish the world Sidney earns his living as a pickpocket and a conman. His chosen modus operandi is to read through the recent death notices in the London Jewish Post identifying h

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9.0/10   11 votes
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Raphael Smith (writer)
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He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show
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Sidney Turtlebaum is a bitter sweet comedy that tells the story of Sidney, an eccentric gay Jewish man in his seventies... more | add synopsis
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2 wins & 1 nomination more
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A great performance by Sir Derek Jacobi more (1 total)

Cast

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Romy Baskerville ... Valerie
Lin Blakley ... Brenda
Francesca Marie Claire ... Frankie
Cavan Clerkin ... Father

Rupert Evans ... Gabriel
Saul Issroff ... Rabbi

Derek Jacobi ... Sidney Turtlebaum
Katie Lyons ... Mother
Margaret Stallard ... Elderly Woman
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Sidney Turtlebaum: Oh Gabriel, bloody wonderful. Before you met me this morning you probably had very little if anything at all to say for yourself... and now look at you! At last, at last... you have opinions! more

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A great performance by Sir Derek Jacobi, 24 March 2009
9/10
Author: miguelmsantos from United Kingdom

I had the chance of catching a screening of this and absolutely loved it. I came out of the cinema with a smile on my face, having laughed a lot for most of this witty little black comedy and being taken slightly by surprise by the ending.

It's the story of a day in the life of Sidney Turtlebaum (Sir Derek Jacobi), an old Jewish man, a day he spends with a young man named Gabriel, taking him to Shiva houses (Jewish houses in mourning) around the Golders Green neighbourhood in London. There he proves himself to be a charming old man with a few secrets.

Both leads are great, in particular Sir Derek Jacobi, who plays Sidney in a very charming way, giving him humanity and surprising us as we learn more and more about this character. At 18min, I really wanted more!

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