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Sidney Turtlebaum (2008)

Sidney Turtlebaum (2008)

Drama Comedy

He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show.

Release Date: 2008, November 3
Directors: Tristram Shapeero
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Rupert Evans, Tom Howard, Cavan Clerkin, Katie Lyons, Romy Baskerville, Lin Blakley, Francesca Marie Claire, Lily Howard, Saul Issroff, Margaret Stallard

Overview:

Sidney Turtlebaum is a bitter sweet comedy that tells the story of Sidney, an eccentric gay Jewish man in his seventies. To punish the world Sidney earns his living as a pickpocket and a conman - his chosen modus operandi is to gatecrash Shiva houses of mourning to steal from the gathered crowd.