- When Do We Eat? (2006 film)
Infobox_Film
name = When Do We Eat?
writer =Nina Davidovich Salvador Litvak
starring =Michael Lerner Lesley Ann Warren Jack Klugman Shiri Appleby Mili Avital
Ben FeldmanAdam Lamberg
director =Salvador Litvak
producer =Horatio C. Kemeny
distributor = When Do We Eat? Inc.
DVD released =August 22 ,2006 (USA)
runtime = 93 min.
language = English,Hebrew "When Do We Eat?" is a 2006 American
comedy film. It is rated R for drugs, sex, and suggestive content.Plot
"When Do We Eat?" is the story of a dysfunctional
Jewish family'sPassover Seder . This is the family's first Seder in three years and the tension is high. Before the Seder, Zeke apparently slips his father a tab of ecstasy. As the night continues, the family releases secrets that cause fights but bring them closer as a family in the end.Characters
*Ira - The father of the family. Ira manufactures and distributes
Christmas ornaments for a living.
*Peggy - A stay-at-home mother. Raises money forautism awareness.
*Artur - Ira's father and a survivor of theHolocaust . Artur carries a suitcase wherever he goes in case the Nazis come and he has to run.
*Zeke - Ahigh school student who enjoysrecreational drugs .
*Ethan - After failing in business, Ethan becomes more involved in religion, becoming aHasidic Jew .
*Vanessa - A first cousin to the Stuckmans. Vanessa is a celebritypublicist .
*Jennifer - Ira's daughter from a previous marriage. Typesclosed-captioning for a living.
*Grace - Jennifer's girlfriend who is attending her first Seder.
*Nikki - Nikki is a professionalsex surrogate who assists men in getting over their fears of intimacy.
*Lionel - Anidiot savant , Lionel has a fascination of the number 7.
*Rafi - A guest at the Seder, Rafi is a professional tent builder.Cast
*
Michael Lerner as Ira
*Lesley Ann Warren as Peggy
*Jack Klugman as Artur
*Meredith Scott Lynn as Jennifer
*Shiri Appleby as Nikki
*Mili Avital as Vanessa
*Ben Feldman as Zeke
*Adam Lamberg as Lionel
*Max Greenfield as Ethan
*Cynda Williams as Grace
*Mark Ivanir as Rafi
*Victoria Justice as Young NikkiAwards and nominations
deadCENTER Film Fesival in Oklahoma City
*Winner - Best Narrative Featurecite news
url=http://whendoweeat.com/news.html
title=When Do We Eat? - Official Site]Napa/Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival
*Winner - Best Comedy
Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival *Best Pick
*Winner - Best Directoran Diego Film Festival
*Winner - Best Screenplay
References
External links
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0392908/ IMDB]
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