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Dec 12, 2019 · Before I leave, Avianne excitedly mentions that his 15-year-old nephew, Jonathan Aranbayev, was actually cast as Howard’s son, Eddie, after being discovered in the shop.
- Kate Knibbs
Dec 9, 2020 · Jonathan Aranbayev (Eddie Ratner) As Eddie Ratner, Howard's oldest son, Jonathan Aranbayev made his screen debut in Uncut Gems. And to date, this role remains his only professional film credit.
May 25, 2020 · And Jonathan Aranbayev who plays Eddie, the older son in the movie, he is the Avianne heir basically, he happened to be in the shop when these guys came in and said they wanted to buy these ...
Dec 23, 2019 · Jonathan Aranbayev was, in his words, just goofing around when the three ladies saw him, a 14-year-old kid hanging out on 47th Street in midtown Manhattan last summer in front of his family’s ...
- “A One-To-One” Comparison Between Film and Reality
- OH, and About That Opal Value
- A Decade of Research
- Trap Doors, Trust and “Going Through The Hoops”
Walk down the block known as Diamond and Jewelry Way, and you may spot familiar faces from the film. Jason “J-Frost” Adams, a jeweler who was one of the many authentic extras cast in the film, says he thought the movie was a “pretty accurate” portrayal of his industry, right down to Kevin Garnett’s starring role as an alternate version of himself, ...
An uncut black opal mined in Ethiopia is Howard’s main obsession, but the gemstone he thinks may earn him a million dollars causes more trouble than it’s worth (and it’s not worth nearly that much after all). Yüna and Adams say they agree with the titular gem’s ultimate price point, which is revealed later in the movie. Doug Hucker, the CEO of the ...
In an attempt to create an authentic depiction of this one-block universe in New York City, the Safdies spent a decade studying the Diamond District before making the film, and the brothers drew inspiration for Howard’s world from various jewelers on the block. They and Bronstein also drew inspiration from their Jewish upbringings, and from real-li...
At Avianne & Co., in a spacious office behind the showroom — stocked with whiskey and sparkling water and decorated with fantastical artwork depicting the animated characters Mario and Scrooge McDuck wearing bling — Avianne’s eyes keep darting around to look at a huge TV screen mounted to the wall, with nearly a dozen different camera angles of sec...
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- Rachel E. Greenspan
Dec 12, 2019 · And the parallels between the film and the real world of insider diamond dealing runs the gamut from the intentional—Aranbayev’s son Jonathan Aranbayev plays Sandler’s son in the movie—to...
Jonathan Aranbayev as Eddie Ratner, Howard's older son; Noa Fisher as Marcel Ratner, Howard's daughter; The Weeknd as himself; Tommy Kominik as Nico, one of Arno's goons; Maksud Agadjani as Yussi, Howard's dissatisfied employee; Andrea Linsky as Joani, one of Howard's employees; Roman Persits as Roman, the jeweler at Howard's shop
