Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish

Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish 2012 Directed by Eve Annenberg

The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now Eve Annenberg’s gritty, funny feature film sets William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with Brooklyn-inflected English and Yiddish spoken by a talented cast.

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Languages English , Yiddish

Gneres Comedy , Drama

Release Date 11 May 2012

92 mins

Cast

Lazer Weiss Lazer / Romeo

Melissa Weisz Juliet / Faggie

Mendy Zafir Mendy / Benvolio

Yoeli Weiss Mo / Mercutio

Josef Yossi Friedman Tybalt / Ty

Eve Annenberg Ava / Nurse

Isaac Schoenfeld Isaac / Rabbi

Yelena Shmulenson Lady Cauplet

Crew

Director

Eve Annenberg

Writer

Eve Annenberg

Producers

Mendy Zafir

Lazer Weiss

Eve Annenberg

Cinematography

Inyoung Choi

Editor

Jack Haigis