IMDb
6.8 /10
211 votes


Animation · 1999 · 12 min
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.
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IMDb
6.8 /10
211 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
7.5 /10
4 votes
Letterboxd
7.0 /10
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Weighted average
7.1/10
