Village of Idiots (movie)
- User score: 6.7
- Production country: Canada
- Producer: Rose Newlove , Eugene Fedorenko
- Production companies: ONF | NFB
- Genre: Animation
- Release date: 6/19/1999
- Run time: 12 min.
Movie description
Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short tells the story of Shmendrik, a simpleton living in a small Polish village. Weary of daily life in his native Chelm, Shmendrik sets out on a quest for knowledge that brings him to a new Chelm, a place eerily reminiscent of his old Chelm. An amusing take on our tendency to romanticize what we don't have.
