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I am Josh Polonski's Brother is a french film of genre Drama directed by Raphaël Nadjari with Richard Edson
I am Josh Polonski's Brother (2001)
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Add to a movie listI Am Josh Polonski's Brother (2001) is Raphael Nadjari's second feature film. It was shot in New York City in 1999 and early 2000, in S8mm 200 ASA. The film was selected in the Berlin Film Festival at the Forum.
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The Polonski brothers, Abe, Ben and Josh, work together in their family's fabric store on the lower east side of Manhattan. Like any other Jewish family they go to their mother's to spend the Sabbath together. But one day, Josh is shot to death in the middle of the street in front of Abe's eyes.. For Ben the tragic situation has an explanation - the nightlife of Josh - but Abe wants to understand what happened. Following the path of his brother, he walks in the same foosteps, finding more and more of himself.Actors
Richard Edson
(Abe Polonski)
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