SYNOPSIS: Seven- year-old David Herman is a Jewish boy growing up in 1920’s Montreal. David spends all of his free time with his Zaida (grandfather), a junk dealer. David loves nothing more than riding in the back of Zaida's horse drawn wagon, listening to his grandfather's tall tales as they collect cast offs.

A poetic man, Zaida instills in the boy a sense of wonder while teaching him the ways of Jewish religious life. David's dad, however, is a modern man with no time for the old traditions and believes that to make it in their new country, it is important to be Canadian first and Jewish second - an opinion that Zaida doesn't share. As the tensions between his father and grandfather grow, David feels trapped in between.

A classic of Canadian cinema, this sensitive, touching drama garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay and won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film.

"This journey back to lost youth modestly but touchingly reveals people as authentic as the settings in which they are captured.”
A. H. Weiler, New York Times

“Strongly acted, handsomely photographed, sensitively directed and unabashedly sentimental…an absorbing nostalgic trip for anyone who as ever felt close to a grandparent.”
Variety

“After you see it, you’ll find it impossible to shake it out of your mind or heart”
Aaron Schindler, Family Circle

“A beautiful film filled with optimism and love and humanity”
Jack Kapica, The Gazette.