"Some men rise to greatness because of their upbringing. Joshua did it in spite of his."
Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, allegedly his autobiography, it tells the story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.

Joshua Shapiro
Pauline
Reuben
Colin
Kevin Hornby
Esther Shapiro
Jack Trimble
Sen. Hornby
Sidney Murdoch
Jane Trimble
Seymour Kaplan
Dr. Jonathan Cole