Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011)

Movie Info

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it. --(c) International Film Circuit

 
Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.
Documentary, Special Interest
Directed By: Joseph Dorman

In Theaters: Jul 8, 2011 Limited
US Box Office:$0.2M
International Film Circuit