Masel Tov Cocktail (2020)

This is a bitter, ferocious, relevant, and ironic film about contemporary Germany and the insidious culture of memory. A Russian-Jewish teenager Dima gets into a school fight, and then breaks the fourth wall and passionately and ferociously talks about his views, and about the hypocritically tolerant way in which his world works. Authors describe this film with a recipe of a non-existent and definitely inedible inflammable cocktail. “Mazel Tov Cocktail ingredients: 1 Jew, 12 Germans, 3 oz. culture of commemoration, 2 oz. stereotypes, 2 tsp. patriotism, 1 tsp. Israel, 1 falafel, 5 Stumbling Blocks, 1 dash antisemitism. Directions: Place all ingredients in a film, bring to a boil, and shake vigorously. Garnish with klezmer music [traditional music of the Eastern European Jews]. Serving suggestion: Flambé before serving; enjoy at the cinema. 100% kosher.”