Snow in August
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Richard Friedenberg
Howard Bilerman
Claudia Ferri
Lolita Davidovich
Adam Macdonald
Harvey Berger
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in Brooklyn during the summer of 1947, the telefilm tells the tale of a fatherless Catholic boy who is endangered after witnessing a violent crime and subsequently forms an extraordinary bond with Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee of war. The young boy struggles to tell the truth and confront a menacing bully as he is magically aided by the eight-foot legendary "Golem" -- a mythical protector who rose from clay to defend the Jewish people from their enemies.
A young Irish Catholic boy, Michael Devlin, is the sole witness to the beating of a Jewish shopkeeper by Frankie McCarthy, a member of a gang called the Falcons. Afraid to squeal, Michael confides only in his widowed mother Kate, who promises that God will pass judgment on the guilty. His own heart heavy with guilt, Michael obliges a rabbi in need of help. As trust evolves, Michael shares his secret with Rabbi Hirsch; he knows who beat the shopkeeper. As a kinship deepens, the rabbi shares with Michael knowledge of a mysterious book of Jewish mysticism called Kabbalah, which can create miracles -- such as snow in August. But at its most awesome, it unleashes the Golem, the invincible man-creature and defender of the Jews.
As Michael's relationship with the rabbi deepens, it costs him the friendship of his closest friends, Jimmy and Sonny, and provokes intimidating physical abuse from Frankie. The Falcons viciously attack Rabbi Hirsch and make a brazen street assault against Michael and his mother. Determined to gather his courage and stand up to the gang once and for all, Michael visits the hospitalized rabbi to learn the ritual for summoning the Golem. With a showdown looming against Frankie and the Falcons, Michael must place his faith in an ancient Jewish legend to help him confront his tormentors and enforce justice.
Director
Richard Friedenberg
Cast
Howard Bilerman
Claudia Ferri
Lolita Davidovich
Adam Macdonald
Harvey Berger
Stephen Rea
Jack Daniel Wells
Alison Darcy
Mark Hauser
Michel Perron
James Allport
Jonathan Koensgen
Eric Giroux
Jase Blankfort
Peter Tambakis
Kent Mcquaid
Matthieu Bergeron
Derrick Damon Reeve
Patrick Laurendeau
Tony Calabretta
Crew
Penny Anderson
Greg Astles
David Aulicino
David Bailey
Darlene Bargetto
Matthieu Bergeron
Dicken Berglund
Jessica Berman-bogdan
Audrey Mariane Beuzet
Michel Bilodeau
Francois Blanchard
Karla Bluteau
Rae Ellen Bodie
Tom Bognar
France Boudreau
Fernand Boudrias
Jocelyn Bourcher
Janie Brault
Kevin Burt
Stephane Cahrron
Kathryn Casault
Claudio Castravelli
Francesca Chamberland
Susan Chernus
Daniel Chretien
Patrick Clark
Patrick Clark
Marie-pierre Clavette
Tani Cohen
Antoine Connoly
Nancy Cooperstein
Graham Cunningham
Marie-christine D'amours
Ray Davies
Gene De Paul
Tony De Provence
James Russell Dewolf
Ronald Diamond
Karen Dimmig
Anik Drapeau
Yves Drapeau
Jake Eberts
John Edwards-younger
Marie-michelle Emond
Louise Eusanio
Rene Forbes
Jeevan Fortier
William Freesh
Jenna Friedenberg
Richard Friedenberg
Liane Garneau
Pascal Gauthier
Stephane Gauthier
Christine Giguere
Linda Gillespie
Eric Giroux
Remi Giroux
Jacques Godbout
Xavier Gomez
Erik Gosselin
Francois Gosselin
Jean-pierre Gosselin
Karl Gosselin
Christian Grenier
Marie-france Guy
Pete Hamill
Mikie Hamilton
Nathan Hankins
Max Harris
Manal Hassib
Deborah Ann Henderson
Mario Hervieux
Peter Himmelman
Tim Howe
Peter Hunt
Chris Ilkanic
Kent Ing
Woodrow Budoy Johnson
Karen Jones
Beth Klein
Vasselin Krastev
Serge Ladouceur
Denis Lamonte
Valerie Lapierre
Jan-mark Lapointe
Roger Laprairie
Gilbert Larose
Patrick Laurendeau
Christiane Leblanc
Ethan Lee
Melanie Lefebvre
Paul Legault
Philippe Lemieux
Alexandra Leskys
Doreen Libman
Cyril Loreau
Mytho Maouillage
Genevieve Maranda
Anthony Mazzei
Sean Mccormack
Renay Mcgowan
Ann Mcintyre
Gus Medina
Normand Mercier
Claudette Messier
Michael Miller
Vera Miller
Bill Mochon
Ian Morgan
Martine Morneau
Denis-noel Mostert
Miles O'fun
Ralph Osborne
Daniel Ostroff
Veronique Pagnoux
Maryse Papineau
Earl Paraszczynec
Tony Pelletier
Michel Perreault
Dale Perry
Lise Pharand
Martin Pilote
Dominique Pottier
Bob Pritchett
Denis Proulx
Stevie Ramone
Pierre Rancourt
Don Raye
Marie-agnes Reeves
Francisco Ribas
Dominique Ricard
Tatiana S Riegel
David Rigby
Martin Rivest
Nadia Rona
Guy Ross
Katherine Ross
Eal Saulnier
Jean-francois Sauvageau
Catherine Sauve
Jennifer Saxon
David Shere
Jean Simard
Jon Taylor
Chad Tomasoski
Madeleine Tremblay
Robin Trickett
Wayne Trickett
Marie-andree Turgeon
Claudie Vandenbroucque
Eric C Williams
James Wright
Lenny Young
Eric Zimmer
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Aired in United States August 12, 2001
Aired in United States June 17, 2003
Telecast as a presentation of "Showtime Original Pictures For All Ages."
