Sidney Turtlebaum

“He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show.”

Sidney Turtlebaum is a bitter sweet comedy that tells the story of Sidney, an eccentric gay Jewish man in his seventies. To punish the world Sidney earns his living as a pickpocket and a conman - his chosen modus operandi is to gatecrash Shiva houses of mourning to steal from the gathered crowd.

Screenplay

Raphael Smith

Director

Tristram Shapeero

Status

Released

Release date

03/11/2008

Original language

English