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Daniel, a young and arrogant Londoner, is bored to death in his life. His jewish grandmother asks him to go through Europe in order to find his grandfather’s grave. Not only will Daniel find his long lost grandfather’s trace, but he also will understand his deep-rooted jewish culture…
Shem (2004)
Shem (2014)
Daniel, an arrogant, restless young Londoner is bored with his meaningless life. When he seeks sympathy from his old Jewish grandmother, she sends him on a mission to Europe to find the grave of her father who disappeared during the Second World War.
Following his great grandfather’s trail, Daniel’s journey leads him to Paris, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Belgrade and Sofia, finally having to flee to Rome.
As he passes from one intense experience to the next, he is caught up in the turmoil of change taking place in the former communist countries, in the process discovering his Jewish roots which had previously never mattered to him.
What started as an excuse simply to travel and have fun soon becomes an obsessive quest and a journey of personal discovery.
Written, directed and produced by Caroline Roboh; director of photography, Andras Khin; edited by Cameron Goodwin; music by Jerome Levy; released by HP Releasing. In Manhattan at the Village East, Second Avenue at 12th Street, East Village. Running time: 93 minutes.
