The 23rd annual Boston Jewish Film Festival opens with Kaddish For a Friend.
Ali, a Muslim teen, moves into a tough neighborhood of Berlin where he falls in with his cousin and his "friends." At their behest, he wreaks havoc after breaking into the apartment of an elderly Russian Jewish neighbor. Ali and his family learn about right-and-wrong and making amends in this coming-of-age story. In Arabic, German and Russian with subtitles.
Kaddish for a Friend is the Opening Night Film at 7:40 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre; and at 1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 6 at the MFA. In Person: Director Leo Khasin will appear for a question-and-answer (Nov 2)
