I Am Josh Polonski's Brother
| I Am Josh Polonski's Brother | |
|---|---|
Vincent Segal Jean-Pierre Sluys | |
| Distributed by | MK2 Diffusion |
Release date | June 6, 2001 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | France United States |
| Language | English |
I Am Josh Polonski's Brother is
Plot
The Polonski brothers, Abe, Ben and Josh, work together in their family's fabric store on the lower east side of Manhattan. Like any other Jewish family they go to their mother's to spend the Sabbath together. But one day, Josh is shot to death in the middle of the street in front of Abe's eyes.. For Ben the tragic situation has an explanation - the nightlife of Josh - but Abe wants to understand what happened. Following the path of his brother, he walks in the same footsteps, finding more and more of himself.
Production and release
Shot in two period, one of 15 days during December 1999 and a few days of retakes in April 2000, in
Nadjari's idea is that the digital age is an archiving system that enables any other format to fit, not technically, but more to integrate with the story we want to tell. It is thus possible to use almost any recording device and have it fit to a narrative integration. Here the film was about family and nostalgia for film of the 70's,
Awards and nominations
- Berlin Film Festival(2001) - Forum of Young Cinema
References
- ^ "I Am Josh Polonski's Brother". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018.
