The 19th edition of the UK Jewish Film Festival opens with 'Closer to the Moon' ('Mai aproape de lună') by renowned Romanian director Nae Caranfil.
A wonderfully inventive and fast-paced comic heist movie starring Mark Strong and Vera Farmiga, based on the true story of a group of Jewish friends and former Resistance members who set out to rob a bank. Set in Communist Romania in 1958, as a tide of anti-Semitism see Jews demoted or dismissed from their posts, the friends decide to retaliate by staging a breathtaking robbery, designed to look like a movie shoot. Full of charm and intriguing plot twists, with winning performances from a talented cast of familiar British actors.
Director Nae Caranfil and actors Allan Corduner, Harry Lloyd, Anton Lesser, Christian McKay and Joe Armstrong will attend a Q&A after the gala screening on 7 November at BFI Southbank.
Director: Nae Caranfil
Cast: Mark Strong, Vera Farmiga, Tim Plester
Country: Romania, USA
Year: 2014
Language: English
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