Genres

Animation

Duration

12 min

Director

Eugene Fedorenko

Rating

6.7

Release Date

June 19, 1999

Village of Idiots

Original title: Village of Idiots

Synopsis

Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short tells the story of Shmendrik, a simpleton living in a small Polish village. Weary of daily life in his native Chelm, Shmendrik sets out on a quest for knowledge that brings him to a new Chelm, a place eerily reminiscent of his old Chelm. An amusing take on our tendency to romanticize what we don't have.