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Brit Milah goes Wrong

Charles Wahl · Canada · Drama / Dramedy · 14 min · 6.3K views

Directed by Charles Wahl · Starring Daniel Maslany, Kaelen Ohm, Sam Rosenthal, Sherry Smith · 2021

After their first son's birth, James and his convert wife Lola must fly in a mohel for the circumcision, as costs and family pressure mount.

A sharp, specific look at how old religious rituals collide with modern budgets and family expectations.

Few rights in Judaism are as important as the Brit Milah – the circumcision. James and his wife Lola, a recent convert, live in a community without any Mohel's, and after celebrating the birth of their first son have to

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