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Aug 18, 2017 · Menashe: Directed by Joshua Z Weinstein. With Menashe Lustig, Anna Gansburg Nahmani, Ariel Vaysman, Sophie Vaysman. Within Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son.
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Menashe (Yiddish: מנשה) is a 2017 Yiddish-language American drama film directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017, where it was acquired by A24 for U.S. distribution. The film was released in the United States on July 28, 2017.
Jun 7, 2017 · Deep in the heart of New York’s ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe—a kind, hapless grocery store clerk—struggles to make ends meet and responsibly parent his young son, Rieven, following his wife Leah’s death.
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Those reactions come from observing the life of Menashe (Menashe Lustig), our hero and our tragedy. His wife has recently died, his son Rieven ( Ruben Niborski ) has been placed into the care of his brother Eizik ( Yoel Weisshaus ), and he keeps screwing up at his job at a local food store.
A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood. Menashe, a widower, lives and works within the Hasidic community of Borough Park, Brooklyn.
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Jan 24, 2017 · ‘Menashe’ Review: A Hasidic Community Sets the Stage for a Touching Father-Son Drama — Sundance 2017 This Yiddish-spoken drama finds universal emotion in an unlikely place. By Eric Kohn
