The Fabelmans is a drama set in the 1950s and 1960s, produced, directed and co-written by Steven Spielberg. When the film opens in 1952, the Fabelmans, a middle class Jewish family, live in suburban New Jersey. He subsequently stages and films, with his father’s 8mm camera and a model train set, the movie’s train wreck scene. Moreover, Sammy films what proves to be a fateful camping trip the family takes, along with Bennie. After the family moves into a new, relatively lavish home, Mitzi and Burt announce to their despairing children plans to divorce.
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