40 Nickels
An immigrant boy of the Depression era soars above his family's tragedies.
Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?
Directed by Yasmin Gorenberg · Written by Yasmin Gorenberg
Cast
- Grayson Taylor Norm
- Carole Foreman Bubbe
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Te'ena Klein Ethel - Leo Grinberg Itzik
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Catherine Ashmore Bradley Sarah - Kathleen Bernhard Street Person
- Andy Boxold School Boy
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Aubin Bradley Sarah's Sister - Lucas Cardona Ice Cream Man
- Keira Coakley School Girl
- Charles Goldfischer Street Person
- Blake Goldstein Irv
Make it a double feature
2h 22m together
40 Nickels
The Song of Names
A close match in mood and era.
