Sidney Turtlebaum 2008
"He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show."
Overview
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
Cast
Derek Jacobi
Sidney Turtlebaum
Rupert Evans
Gabriel
Cavan Clerkin
Father
Katie Lyons
Mother
Romy Baskerville
Valerie
Lin Blakley
Brenda
Francesca Marie Claire
Frankie
Lily Howard
Sidney's Sister
Tom Howard
Young Sidney
Saul Issroff
Rabbi