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Abe

Abe

You can’t choose your family.

20206.81h 25m

Overview

A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking.

Directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade
Written by Fernando Grostein Andrade, Lameece Issaq, Christopher Vogler
Produced by Noberto Pinheiro Jr., Carlos Ciampolini, Fabiano Gullane
Box Office0Revenue: $29K

Top Cast

Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp

Abe

Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

Chico

Dagmara Dominczyk

Dagmara Dominczyk

Rebecca

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Benjamin

Tom Mardirosian

Tom Mardirosian

Salim

Arian Moayed

Arian Moayed

Amir

Josh Elliott Pickel

Josh Elliott Pickel

Ronnie

Alexander Hodge

Alexander Hodge

Roy Wang

Teddy Coluca

Teddy Coluca

Donny The Thief

Daniel Oreskes

Daniel Oreskes

Ari

Themes & Keywords

new york citycookingfamilyjewish mother

About Abe

Abe is a drama, comedy film released in 2020 exploring themes of new york city, cooking, family, jewish mother. Directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade, it stars Noah Schnapp, Seu Jorge, Dagmara Dominczyk. A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking.

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