Village of Idiots

7.5 1999 | 12 min

Animation

Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short tells the story of Shmendrik, a simpleton living in a small Polish village. Weary of daily life in his native Chelm, Shmendrik sets out on a quest for knowledge that brings him to a new Chelm, a place eerily reminiscent of his old Chelm. An amusing take on our tendency to romanticize what we don't have.

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Title: Village of Idiots
Original Title: Village of Idiots
Year: 1999
Release Date: June 19, 1999
Rating: 7.5/10 (4 votes)
Popularity: 0.1
Runtime: 12 minutes
Genres: Animation
Director(s): Rose Newlove, Eugene Fedorenko
Writer(s): John Lazarus
Producer(s): 
Language: 
Country: Canada
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Status: Released
Tagline: “Outsiders call Chelm the village of idiots,” Shmendrick explains, “but our rabbi said we were a city of natural geniuses, with our own way of figuring things out.”
TMDB ID: 196173
IMDB ID: tt0211106
IMDB Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211106
TMDB Link: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/196173
Official Site: https://www.nfb.ca/film/village_of_idiots/
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Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short tells the story of Shmendrik, a simpleton living in a small Polish village. Weary of daily life in his native Chelm, Shmendrik sets out on a quest for knowledge that brings him to a new Chelm, a place eerily reminiscent of his old Chelm. An amusing take on our tendency to romanticize what we don't have.
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