Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness (2012)

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.

Released

2012-02-24

Genres

Documentary, History

Runtime

93 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Joseph Dorman

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 5 votes