Movie Top Rated

Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish

10.0 /10 May 11, 2012 1h 32m

Comedy Drama

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.

Director: Eve Annenberg

Watch Now

Top 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