Overview
William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewish Communities in Schwerin and Rostock, but still lives in a bungalow near Henley-on-Thames. Midweek he usually flies from Heathrow to Germany. After the services on Saturdays, he either makes his way home or on a leisure city trip. His annual highlight is betting at the Horse Race of Royal Ascot and joining a fasting-retreat in Bad Pyrmont. Willy Wolff leads a Jet-Set-Life, which he actually cannot afford, but dealing with money isn't one of his strengths. Naturally, that occasionally leads to quite temporal conflicts. Rabbi Wolff is the portrait of a fascinating character, a deeply religious man who, blessed with a tremendous joie de vivre, defies all conventions. More than that, it gives insight into the world of Judaism and introduces us to a uniquely German biography.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 14, 2016
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German, English, Hebrew, Dutch, Russian
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- ARTE,RBB,Britzka Film
- Cast
- Leo Hepner,Andreas Buchinger,Elisheva Friedman,Valeriy Bunimov,Elsa Hillman,Ruth Weinberger,Stefanie Horn,Manuela Koska,James Leek,Karla Pilpeland 7 more
- Director
- Britta Wauer
- Writer
- Britta Wauer
- Producer
- Britta Wauer
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- View on IMDb