Reuniting the Rubins

Reuniting the Rubins is a 2010 film directed by Yoav Factor and starring Timothy Spall, Rhona Mitra, and James Callis. The majority of the film was shot in Radlett, Hertfordshire, England and South Africa.[2]

Reuniting the Rubins
Directed byYoav Factor
Produced byYoav Factor
Jonathan Weissler
Written byYoav Factor
StarringTimothy Spall
Rhona Mitra
Asier Newman
James Callis
CinematographyMiles Cook
Edited byAnthony Stadler
Production
company
Balagan Productions
Factor Films
Distributed bymonterey media inc. (US)
Kaleidoscope Entertainment (UK)
Release date
1 July 2010
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.5 million
Box office$12,631[1]

Plot

The film is a family comedy[3] chronicling a reluctantly Jewish man (Timothy Spall) who tries to re-unite his dysfunctional family in time for the Jewish celebration of Pesach so as to appease his ailing mother Honor Blackman.[4] Although they are all from the same family his estranged children hardly seem like they are from the same planet. He must reunite his son the capitalist James Callis, his daughter the eco-warrior Rhona Mitra, his son the Buddhist Monk, and his last son, a born again Rabbi.[5]

Principal cast

Release

In September 2011, Monterey Media bought the United States distribution rights from Kaleidoscope Film Distribution.[6]

Festivals

Reuniting the Rubins was selected to screen at the following festivals

  • Washington DC Jewish Film Festival [7]
  • East Bay Jewish Film Festival [8]
  • Broward County Jewish Film Festival [9]
  • Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival [10]
  • Miami Jewish Film Festival [11]
  • Worcester Jewish Film Festival [12]
  • Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival [13]
  • Grand Rapids Jewish Film Festival [14]
  • New Jersey Jewish Film Festival [15]
  • Cherry Hill Jewish Film Festival [16]
  • Westchester Jewish Film Festival [17]
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References
  1. "Reuniting the Rubins (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. Filming locations for Re-Uniting the Rubins during the summer of 2009.
  3. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/10/25/honor-blackman-interview_n_1029872.html
  4. http://www.filmfileeurope.com/profiles/production.asp?p=16818
  5. http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2011/09/timothy-spall-rhona-mitra-and.html
  6. Mcnary, Dave. "Monterey ready for 'Rubins'". Variety.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. Leibel, Aaron. "Making Washington Jewish Film Festival more accessible". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  8. "East Bay Jewish Film Festival line up". East Bay Jewish Film Festival Official Site. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  9. "Jewish Film Festival Line Up". David Posnack Jewish Community Center Official Site. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  10. "The 2012 Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival begins Wednesday". Mass Live.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  11. "15th Miami Jewish Film Festival". Miami Herald.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  12. "Central Mass. Jewish Film Series melds diversity and universality". telegram.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  13. "Reuniting the Rubins Listing". Lenore Marwil Jewish Community Center Official Site. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  14. "Reuniting the Rubins Listing" (PDF). Grand Rapids Jewish Community Center Official Site. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  15. "Reuniting the Rubins Listing". New Jersey Jewish Community Center Official Site. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  16. "Reuniting the Rubins Listing". Katz Jewish Community Center Official Site. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  17. "Reuniting the Rubins Listing". Jacob Burns Official Site. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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