Yaniv

Mar 5, 2024

1h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

When their high school drama department falls victim to budget cuts, two teachers from the Bronx find an unlikely solution to their money problems: yaniv, a little-known card game with a thriving underground gambling scene in the Hasidic Jewish community.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Roof Dragon Entertainment

Yaniv Trailers

Cast

Principal O'Donnell

Catherine Curtin

Bez

Nik Sadhnani

Mendy

Adam B. Shapiro

Mia

Lisa Ann Loggins

Theresa

Christine McBurney

Miriam

Amy Simon

Jonah

Eli Boskey

Bernstein

Ben Ducoff

Rick

Ben Salus

Deb

Annabel Steven

Leo

Scott Zimmerman

The Rebbe

Amnon Carmi

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