A Tango for Rachel

Un Tango Para Rachel

Short

Canadian premiere
June 9
2:30pm
In Person
Carlton Cinema
June 15
- June 17
Online
Online at TJFF Virtual Cinema
COUNTRY
Argentina
Year
2025
Running Time
27 minutes
Language
s
Spanish
,Yiddish
Subtitles
English
Director
Lea Kalisch
Cast
Sabrina Birmajer, Luciano Borges, Martin Goldber, Lea Kalisch

Known as the “Eshet Chayil of Hip Hop,” singer-songwriter Lea Kalisch directs and stars in this one-of-kind drama about a religious Jewish woman in 1915 who discovers tango dancing and embarks on a journey of self discovery in the brothels of Buenos Aires.

Part of New Yiddish Talkies: A Short Film Programme.

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