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2008 Drama Comedy 0h 18m

Sidney Turtlebaum

"He crashes funerals and steals more than just the show."

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.

3.3 TMDB RATING
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Principal 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

Margaret Stallard

Elderly Woman

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