Yaniv | Hanukkah Film Festival 2025
Hanukkah Film Festival 2025
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1h 24m
“A fun and funny thriller with a lot of heart” (Film Threat), Yaniv is a comedy-drama about a New York City high school teacher who tries to raise money for the school musical by cheating at an underground card game run by the Hasidic Jewish community. After the school's arts budget is cut, the teacher, Barry Bernstein, recruits his statistics-teacher colleague, Jonah, a recovering gambling addict, to help him win money by infiltrating the game.
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