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Shikse

1983-01-01 · 27 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

Presents the story of a relationship between the haunted son of Holocaust survivors and a gentile woman

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Directors
Lindy Laub
Production companies
UCLA School of Film and Television
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kate Charleson
Peter Foldy

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