《典当商》改编自Edward Lewis Wallant同名小说，主人公是一名犹太人典当商，他的生活穷苦而潦倒，从纳粹集中营逃出后在纽约哈莱姆经营当铺来维持生计，在战争中他失去了自己最亲密的家人和朋友，失去了对上帝的信念，一同失去的还有对人性的信心，现在他只关心金钱，沉浸在白日梦里。他的助手是一名有着雄心壮志的男人，名叫Jesus Ortiz（杰米·桑切兹 饰），Ortiz在他的店铺中学习如何经营自己的生意。
Can't say too much without giving crucial elements away. Just saw this at a screening in Boston and thought it was one of the more clever independent films I've seen in the past two years. Any cinema buffs, sci-fi fans, or docume
