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Chaim Topol and Isabella Rossellini lead a powerhouse cast in this Berlin Film Festival winning drama. A Jewish philosophy student (Laura Fraser, "Breaking Bad", 'Better Call Saul") accepts a job as a nanny with a Hasidic Jewish family in 1970's Antwerp, Belgium. She has little knowledge and sympathy for their many centuries-old rules. Through her bond with the family's five-year old son, she learns to accept and respect a culture steeped in traditions, inspiring her to find the true values of life. Starring Chaim Topol, Isabella Rossellini, Maximilian Schell, Marianne Sägebrecht, Jeroen Krabbé, Topol, Laura Fraser, David Bradley

Winner of 4 Awards at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival
Best Film | Audience Award | Special Mention Award (Isabella Rossellini) | Blue Angel Award for Directing (Jeroen Krabbé)

Directed by Jeroen Krabbé
Based on the Novel by Carl Friedman
The Netherlands/UK, 1998
Drama
English, Hebrew, Yiddish (with English subtitles)
100 Minutes

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