Abe (2019)

Abe: Directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade. With Noah Schnapp, Seu Jorge, Dagmara Dominczyk, Arian Moayed. Abe is a 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn who cooks to unite his half Israeli and half Palestinian family, but everything goes wrong.

“Just as more citizens are becoming reacquainted with preparing homemade meals, Breaking Glass Pictures brings to DVD (June 2, 2020) an entertaining Indie film about a young aspiring chef – Abe (Noah Schnapp – u0026quot;Stranger Thingsu0026quot;) .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirected and written by accomplished young LA based Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andragde, the film tracks Abeu0026#39;s growth as a chef, while he struggles at home to understand his historic religious beliefs held tightly by his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian head strong family members. If the religious aspect of the storyline seems to heavy for quirky drama-comedy, donu0026#39;t worry, itu0026#39;s just a subtext to the journey Abe goes through on his way to becoming a chef and bringing his family together.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirector Grostein Andragde knows his way around a youth oriented film, enabling the audience to experience young Abeu0026#39;s world from his perspective. Unfortunately, he often keeps the camera on situations or scenes too long, leaving the viewer to wonder if he couldnu0026#39;t find away out of the setting. Noah Schnapp is the key to this production, and he holds your attention throughout with those puppy dog eyes and youthful ambition. The competing family members make for a great tug-of-war, and each ensemble members keeps your attention.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUsing the old adage u0026quot;a way to a person (manu0026#39;s) heart is through their stomachs,u0026quot; Abe hones his craft for a big family meal that will u0026quot;mixu0026quot; up the various ethnic foods to create one big happy final family dining experience. If only it was that easy!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you still rent DVDu0026#39;s, make sure to look for this one.”