Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

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.

Genre:

Documentary, History

Duration:

93 min

Cast:

Rachel Dratch, Hillel Halkin, Jason Kravits

Quality:

HD

Director:

Joseph Dorman

Release:

2012

Country:

United States

Rating:

6.2