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CANADA · 1985

Joshua Then and Now

Ted Kotcheff
coming of age Jewish identity Montreal autobiographical fiction family dynamics
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Synopsis

Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.

Year1985
CountryCanada
DirectorTed Kotcheff
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