The Un-Word

89 mins

Presented by: The New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival

 

Thursday, April 7, 7:00 PM

Red River Theatres, Concord, NH

Admission: $12/person

In this snappy German satire laying bare the discords of modern multiculturalism, tempers flare after a Jewish student is goaded by Muslim classmates into a schoolyard brawl, injuring an Iranian and a Palestinian student. A hopelessly naïve teacher arranges a summit with the fuming parents and spineless principal. But her do-gooder attempts at peacemaking, complete with Palestinian and Israeli flags decorating the snacks, expose her own misguided beliefs. As they all point fingers, the hard-nosed school inspector must restore order. Inspired by writer-director Leo Khasin’s own upbringing as a Russian Jew in Berlin, this darkly humorous conversation-starter seeks a common language in the unending fight against intolerance.