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Village of Idiots (1999) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 12 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Eugene Fedorenko, Rose Newlove
- Starring
- Jack Newman, Nicholas Rice
“Outsiders call Chelm the village of idiots,” Shmendrick says, “but our rabbi called us a city of natural geniuses with our own way of figuring things out.” Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short follows simpleton Shmendrik from a small Polish village. Tired of daily life, he quests for knowledge, only to discover a new Chelm that eerily mirrors his old home—an amusing commentary on our habit of romanticizing what we lack.
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