Jacob's feet are so turned out that he walks like Charlie Chaplin. He is different because of that and decides to emigrate from Palestine to Canada, where "everyone is equal". There everybody treats him kindly, and a thief specializing in stealing money from cash machines takes him into his home and treats him like a son, waitress Selma finds him a job as a Chaplin imitator, "prophet" Khalil Gibran gives him wise advice
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Andy Velasquez
Jacob
Giancarlo Giannini
Thief
Joanna Pacula
Selma
Geoffrey Lower
Sterrea
Burt Young
Pollof
Joseph Bologna
Jack
Omar Sharif
Khalil Gibran
Maria Ferrari
Mona
Hannin Eisa Abu-Alhumos
Baby Jacob
Mohammad Eisa Abu-Alhumos
Boy Jacob
Lutuf Nouasser
Jacob's Father
Geula Nuni
Jacob's Mother
Ruty Moinster
Nora
Yitzhak Ne'eman
Wise Man
Stan Wai
Informant
