Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Journey Into the Arms of a Shiksa

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Wednesday, February 12 at 7:00 PM

Regal Perimeter Pointe

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Judy Marx

AJFF Founding Director

Thursday, February 13 at 7:20 PM

UA Tara Cinemas

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Jeff Marker, Ph.D., B.A.

Chair of Film and Media Studies, University of North Georgia
Consul General Peter Zimmerli

Consul General of Switzerland

Friday, February 14 at 11:00 AM

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Matthew Bernstein, Ph.D., M.F.A., B.A.

Goodrich C. White Professor and Chair of Film and Media, Emory University

Saturday, February 22 at 6:00 PM

Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center

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Jason Evans

Journalist and Film Critic

Wednesday, February 26 at 3:45 PM

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Sari Earl

Vice President, Atlanta Regional Office, American Jewish Committee

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About The Film

A henpecked Orthodox university student incurs the wrath of his overbearing mother after falling for a gorgeous gentile, in this raucous Swiss rom-com. Mordechai Wolkenbruch (Swiss Academy prizewinner Joel Basman) has long obeyed the strictures of Zurich’s ultra-observant community and his Yiddishe mama (Inge Maux). After matchmaking attempts flop, her worst nightmare is realized when a frisky, non-Jewish classmate (Noémie Schmidt) enters her son’s orbit. Motti’s search for autonomy leads him to Tel Aviv, a trip full of joy and heartbreak. Poking fun at intergenerational cultural tension, this Swiss Best International Feature Oscar entry is based on Thomas Meyer’s bestselling satirical novel.