JCC International Jewish Film Festival - Stay with Us

Director: Gad Elmaleh
Language: French with English subtitles
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Writers: Gad Elmaleh, Benjamin Charbit, Eytan Saada
Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Régine Elmaleh, David Elmaleh
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 Stars

Stay with Us is an offbeat French comedy starring acclaimed French/comedian Gad Elmaleh in a semi-autobiographical story of a French Jewish comedian who decides to return to Paris after living in New York and convert to Catholicism much to the horror of his family. Gad's family endeavors to bring him back to Judaism for fear of losing him forever. Inspired by the director's own fraught relationship to the Jewish faith and starring Elmaleh's real-life family, Stay With Us is a heart-warming and charming story about faith, family and acceptance. Stay With Us is a delightful film about challenging matters, and a reminder that sometimes our paths aren’t always easily laid out for us or our loved ones.

Gad Elmaleh is one of the biggest and most recognizable comedic talents in the world. His first English-language special, Gad Elmaleh: American Dream, is now available on Netflix. He has also starred in Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris.

Ticket Price:  $18/film, Member Ticket Price: $15/film
Series Price (4 films): $68, Member Series Price: $56

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