Sidney Turtlebaum

Sidney Turtlebaum

He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show.

2008 · 18 min · ★ 3.3 · Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Tristram Shapeero · Written by Raphael Smith

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