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Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the documentary flick. The Shvitz starring has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 46 min. The release date of the movie is October 22nd, 1993. The movie received a user score of 60/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 3 active users.
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "A look at the unlikely community forged in the 200 degree heat of the last traditional steam baths in the U.S. From gamblers to "new age" masseuses, from poets to rabbis, the characters form a sometimes conflicting, yet often compelling voice. The film uses the baths to give a perspective on the evolution of city life, while bringing up issues of ethnicity, nostalgia, sexuality, spirituality and ritual. "When we sit in this intense heat", says one patron, "we're all the same - millionaire and pauper"."
