When Do We Eat? (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Salvador Litvak |
| Produced by | Horatio C. Kemeny |
| Written by | Nina Davidovich Salvador Litvak |
| Starring | Michael Lerner Lesley Ann Warren Jack Klugman Shiri Appleby Mili Avital Ben Feldman Adam Lamberg |
| Distributed by | When Do We Eat? Inc. |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English, Hebrew |
When Do We Eat? is a 2006 American comedy film.
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[edit] Plot
When Do We Eat? is the story of a dysfunctional Jewish family's Passover Seder. This is the family's first Seder in three years and the tension is high. Before the Seder, Zeke (Ben Feldman) slips his father (Michael Lerner) a tab of ecstasy. As the night continues, the family releases secrets that cause fights but bring them closer in the end.
[edit] Characters
- Ira - The father of the family. Ira manufactures and distributes Christmas ornaments for a living.
- Peggy - A stay-at-home mother. Raises money for autism awareness.
- Artur - Ira's father and a survivor of the Holocaust. Artur carries a suitcase wherever he goes in case the Nazis come and he has to run.
- Zeke - A high school student who enjoys recreational drugs.
- Ethan - After failing in business, Ethan becomes more involved in religion, becoming a Hasidic Jew.
- Vanessa - A first cousin to the Stuckmans. Vanessa is a celebrity publicist.
- Jennifer - Ira's daughter from a previous marriage. Types closed-captioning for a living.
- Grace - Jennifer's girlfriend who is attending her first Seder.
- Nikki - Nikki is a professional sex surrogate who assists men in getting over their fears of intimacy.
- Lionel - An idiot savant, Lionel has a fascination of the number 7.
- Rafi - A guest at the Seder, Rafi an Israeli and a professional tent builder.
[edit] 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
- Victoria Justice as Young Nikki
- Jeremy Glazer as Young Artur
- Cruz Pearson as himself
- Kami Batterton as herself
- Mathew Robbins as himself
- Brooke O'Leary as Niki's mother
[edit] Awards and nominations
- deadCENTER Film Fesival in Oklahoma City: Winner - Best Narrative Feature[1]
- Napa/Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival: Winner - Best Comedy
- Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival: Best Pick and Winner - Best Director
- San Diego Film Festival: Winner - Best Screenplay
