Movie

Sidney Turtlebaum (2008)

• November 3, 2008
• 18m

• Drama
• Comedy

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

Overview

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.

Director

Tristram Shapeero

Writers

Raphael Smith

Starring

Derek Jacobi, Rupert Evans, Cavan Clerkin