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David

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Duad is accepted into a group of Jewish boys after he is mistaken as a Jew. Once his new friends learn of his true identity and religion, he is forced out of the group and is left alone to find his place in the world.
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Dennis Harvey Variety Aug 30, 2011
First feature for director/co-scenarist Joel Fendelman is a middleweight drama that wears its modesty to its advantage, lending a potentially contrived tale a solid grounding in docu-style location capture and the protag's naive p.o.v. Go to Full Review Michelle da Silva Georgia Straight May 3, 2017
David is honest and relatable, and ultimately triggers a response of tolerance and compassion. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Jan 31, 2012
3.5/5
Overall effect is a sensitive film with particular appeal to younger audiences. Go to Full Review John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Nov 17, 2011
3/4
Schematic but smart, and especially interesting in its telling details, as when Daud's bedside alarm clock goes off: Instead of music or a buzz or beep, we hear a muezzin's call to morning prayer. Go to Full Review Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Sep 5, 2011
5/5
A spiritual masterwork about the friendship between a Muslim and a Jewish boy and the ways in which it brings unexpected changes into their lives and faith perspectives. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dave C @RT09838700 Jan 4, 2025 A compassionate and relatively objective look at historical, cultural and religious differences as experienced through the lives of both Jewish and Muslim boys living in the same neighbourhood/area, after Daud (David) gets mistaken for a Jew when he tries returning a copy of the Torah left on a park bench by one of the lads, and then becomes part of the local yeshiva(?). The characters and story are relatable, helped by the fact that the story is told almost as if it were a documentary See more Read all reviews
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Joel Fendelman

Director

Patrick Daly

Director

Maz Jobrani

Ahmed

Marjorie Austrian

Mrs. Zakutinski

Akram Basuni

Rami

Gamze Ceylan

Fatima

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Synopsis Duad is accepted into a group of Jewish boys after he is mistaken as a Jew. Once his new friends learn of his true identity and religion, he is forced out of the group and is left alone to find his place in the world.
Director
Joel Fendelman, Patrick Daly
Producer
Patrick Daly, Joel Fendelman, Maz Jobrani, Julian Schwartz
Screenwriter
Joel Fendelman, Patrick Daly
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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