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Solomon and Gaenor   1999         N/R, 102 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama Director: Paul Morrison   Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts, Sue Jones-Davies, William Thomas, Mark Lewis Jones, Maureen Lipman, David Horovitch, Bethan Ellis Own, Adam Jenkins, Cyril Shaps   Set in Wales during 1911, this is the story of an illicit romance involving a young Jew, Solomon (Ioan Gruffudd), and a Protestant, Gaenor (Nia Roberts), whose affair leads to pregnancy. At a time when anti-Jewish riots were commonplace, this mixed-ethnic pairing leads to nothing but problems. This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film.