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For Lukas (Mark Webber), an ambitionless, socially isolated tollbooth worker, each day is indistinguishable from the next -- filled, from the onset of work until the end of shift, with thousands of cars that slide through his station. Day in and day out, he must contend with the monotony of the work, the rage of the drivers, and the nauseating stench of exhaust. Lukas' life turns an odd corner when a bigoted driver haphazardly tosses a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf into his booth in lieu of a fare; curious, Lukas retrieves the book and begins to comb through it, which catches the eye of yet another driver, this one a Holocaust survivor. Mistakenly inferring that the boy is a neo-Nazi, the gentleman passes Lukas a videocassette of his testimony about the Holocaust, produced by an organization that specializes in creating such films. Lukas not only takes this as a cue and seeks out the said organization to learn more about it, but (devoid of memories from his own past) begins to acquire a persistent delusion that he himself is both Jewish and a Holocaust survivor; in time, he becomes deeply emotionally involved and smitten with Mira Zweig (Rachel Miner), the attractive daughter of an actual survivor (Jerry Adler). ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

  • Release date:May 9, 2008

Cast

Mark Webber
as Lukas
Rachel Miner
as Mira
Jerry Adler
as Mr. Zweig
Allan Rich
as Zvi Birnbaum
Peter Jacobson
as Mr. Freeman
Douglas Spain
as Dominic
Stella Hudgens
as Amanda
Carlos Gomez
as Amanda's Father
Karen Landry
as Mother

Crew

Gil Kofman
Director
Gil Kofman
Producer
Marika Van Adelsberg
Producer
Amy Ziering
Producer
Gil Kofman
Screenwriter
Richard Rutkowski
Cinematographer
Ted Reichman
Composer (Music Score)
Curtiss Clayton
Editor
Marika Van Adelsberg
Production Designer
Matt Abrams
Co-producer
Christine Sheaks
Co-producer
Marika Van Adelsberg
Costume Designer
Kiki Van Adelsberg
Costume Designer
Harry Snodgrass
Sound/Sound Designer
Kristin Mente
First Assistant Director
Robert Backus
Sound Mixer
Christine Sheaks
Casting
Francesco Luparello
Assistant Art Director
Alvin Perez
Boom Operator
Johnny Evans
Boom Operator
Nadia Fugazza
Assistant Editor
William Marrinson
Additional Editing
Gil Kofman
Additional Editing
Michael Silberman
Line Producer
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