An Orthodox Jew who breaks the rules

This content was published on October 4, 2018 - 11:28

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

Screenwriter Thomas Meyer and director Michael Steiner talk about their comedy, “Wolkenbruch”, working in Yiddish and keeping things authentic. swissinfo.ch met them at the Zurich Film Festival.

(Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch/SRF archive)

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