The Rashevski Tango (2003) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2003 · 90 mins · French

Directed by

Sam Garbarski

Starring

Daniel Mesguich, Jonathan Zaccaï, Hippolyte Girardot, Tania Garbarski, Ludmila Mikaël, Laurence Masliah

Adolphe ‘Dolfo’ Rashevski travels to Israel with grandson Ric, while his brother, Orthodox rabbi Samuel ‘Shmouel’, refuses to attend the funeral of their Auschwitz‑survivor sister Rosa. Back home, the close family and their non‑Jewish partners constantly debate what Jewish blood, tradition and religion mean—sometimes as a marriage obstacle, sometimes as a path to a spouse. In the end, love overcomes even death.