Marijuana-Laced Challah Saves the Day in ‘Dough’

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By Josefin Dolsten April 13, 2016

In the comedy “Dough,” a young Muslim baker finds an unexpected way to save a struggling Kosher London bakery: by secretly lacing the bread with marijuana.

The bakery’s elderly Jewish owner, played by award-winning Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce, initially eyes his new worker with suspicion.

But as the customer base starts extending far beyond the Jewish community, the two men form an unlikely friendship.

John Goldschmidt, the film’s director, said he was drawn to the movie because it portrays a friendship that challenges societal biases.

“This is a universal story, which will be understood everywhere. Tensions between Muslims and Jews are increasing worldwide and the best way to challenge prejudice is through comedy,” Goldschmidt said.

The film opens across the U.S. on April 29.

Josefin Dolsten is a New York-based writer who has reported for the Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Times of Israel and other Jewish publications. She currently works as an account director at Fenton Communications, supporting organizations that work to advance racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive rights and more. Dolsten earned her B.A. in government from Cornell University and her M.A. in comparative religion and Jewish studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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