-
Max Rosenbaum: [in letter to Zev] We are the last living survivors from our prison block. Besides me, you are the only person who could still recognize the man who killed our families.
-
Max Rosenbaum: Do you remember what you said you would do when Ruth died?
Zev Gutman: [pauses] No.
Max Rosenbaum: That's okay, it's okay. I wrote everything down so you could remember.
-
Max's Great Grandaughter: Did you meet Nanna in Germany?
Zev Gutman: [distracted] Uh, no, no, I met her in America. I met her at Coney
[Max coaxes Zev onward]
Zev Gutman: ... Coney Island.
-
Tyler: Are you going to Cleveland too?
Zev Gutman: [in German] Ja.
Tyler: Why don't you fly? It's faster.
Zev Gutman: I don't know.
[laughs]
Tyler: [smiles] That's not a good reason.
Zev Gutman: [laughs] You're a real whipperschnapper aren't you?
-
Tyler: My name's Tyler
[extends hand]
Zev Gutman: [shakes hand] Nice to meet you, Tyler. My name is Zev.
Tyler: That's a strange name.
Zev Gutman: In Hebrew, it means wolf.
Tyler: Cool.
-
Zev Gutman: [Zev is lost in a department store with huge signs that seem to remind him of a concentration camp]
Department store clerk: Can I help you find anything?
Zev Gutman: [distracted] Oh, uh, yes, I, I want to buy a, a... a new shirt.
Department store clerk: Well, we have a great deal on shorts and button-downs.
Zev Gutman: [in German] Ja?
Department store clerk: Can I show you?
Zev Gutman: [nods in agreement] Thank you.
Department store clerk: Yeah? You always find the best deals at the end of the season.
-
Zev Gutman: Did your father ever talk to you about Germany?
John Kurlander: Are you kidding me? He never stopped talking about Germany.
Zev Gutman: Did he ever speak to you about the war?
John Kurlander: Of course. You know he was a collector, right?
-
Zev Gutman: [after Molly reads Max's letter] You did a very good job.
Molly: Thanks. Who's Ruth?
Zev Gutman: My wife.
Molly: I thought she was bringing me candy.
Zev Gutman: [dejected] I thought so too.
-
Gun Shop Owner: Now, this is a 9mm Glock 17.
Zev Gutman: Glock, it-it is German, no?
Gun Shop Owner: You're in the right neighborhood - manufactured in Austria.
-
Gun Shop Owner: How can I help you?
Zev Gutman: My friend recommended your shop to me.
Gun Shop Owner: Well, tell your friend we appreciate the recommendation.What are you looking to pick up?
Zev Gutman: Oh, something small.
-
[first lines]
Zev Gutman: [waking up] Ruth? Ruth?
Zev Gutman: [emerging from his room] Where's my wife?
Paula: Mr. Guttman! You can't be sneaking up on me like that!
Zev Gutman: Where is my wife? Where is Ruth?
Paula: I'm sorry, Mr. Guttman, your wife passed away about a week ago.
Zev Gutman: Ah.
[sitting down]
Zev Gutman: Oh. I'm sorry. Who are you?
Paula: My name's Paula. I was Mrs. Guttman's nursing aide. Your family asked me to stay on for another week or two. Let's get some breakfast. You'll be feeling better after breakfast.
Remember Quotes
Extended Reading