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The Kalmans, a proper British, 'non-practicing' Jewish family, think they are hiring an Au pair for their two young children. Hoping for a real life Mary Poppins, the family is in for a shock when the Au pair who turns up on their doorstep is DOVID MEYER, a 13 year old Chassidic Israeli boy. The shocked Kalmans agree to keep young Dovid for at least a few days, not knowing he is about to turn their lives upside down and inside out. DOVID MEYER shows how one boy full of life, humor and FAITH,(despite having just lost his own father) brings a Jewish and Spiritual awakening to the Kalmans, unites two desperate families, and spreads his wisdom and wonder and magic into our world.

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    • Author: Ranicengi
    Very few films move me to tears but this one did. A perfect gem, based on the 1973 novel of the same name, Paul Mones has translated into film the story of a young devout Jewish boy in Jerusalem whose rabbi father has been killed in the unceasing conflict. Left to provide for his pregnant mother and younger sisters, Dovid Meyer - in an extraordinary performance from Ted Sutherland - takes a job as an au pair to an affluent but secular Jewish family in England. After their initial surprise, Dovid becomes a key member of the family in ways that none of them imagined.

    What follows is a series of miracles great and small: spiritual awakenings, personal unfoldings, journeys inward and outward, and coming home. We watch the family transformed by Dovid's deep faith and goodness. The movie moves toward an unexpected conclusion as the family deals with life on life's terms, but one that leaves the viewer thinking: "Yes, this is absolutely the right thing." "Dovid Meyer" may just be the right film in the right place at the right time: a film without violence, profanity or graphic sex but that touches on the only things in life that truly matter. A film well worth watching as a family (the child actors are wonderful) and discussing together afterward. I predict a very successful career for young actor Ted Sutherland, whose luminous performance lights up the screen. This film deserves to become a cult classic.
  • Credited cast:
    Ted Sutherland Ted Sutherland - Dovid Meyer
    Jonathan Tindle Jonathan Tindle - Charles Kalman
    Ethan Haberfield Ethan Haberfield - Michael Kalman
    Tori Feinstein Tori Feinstein - Judy Kalman
    Alexa Kerner Alexa Kerner - Ruth Meyer
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Ezra Barnes Ezra Barnes - Kenneth Uranski
    Avi Ciment Avi Ciment - Dr. Katz
    Heidi K. Eklund Heidi K. Eklund - Nurse Tibor
    Hayley Feinstein Hayley Feinstein - Girl at Party
    Sandra Freed Sandra Freed - Deena Miriam
    Larry Gevirtz Larry Gevirtz - Rabbi Metzger
    Kathryn Kates Kathryn Kates - Odel
    Sol Landerman Sol Landerman - Dr.Berman (as Solomon Shiv)
    Phillip X Levine Phillip X Levine - Dr. Allan Brews (as Phillip X. Levine)
    Annie Meisels Annie Meisels - Sarah Kalman
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