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Sidney Turtlebaum

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Sidney Turtlebaum

He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show.

3.3

0h 18m

2008

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer

DramaComedy

Cast & Crew

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

as Sidney Turtlebaum

Rupert Evans

Rupert Evans

as Gabriel

Cavan Clerkin

Cavan Clerkin

as Father

Katie Lyons

Katie Lyons

as Mother

Romy Baskerville

as Valerie

Lin Blakley

as Brenda

Francesca Marie Claire

as Frankie

Lily Howard

as Sidney's Sister

Tom Howard

as Young Sidney

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