Thursday 18 October 2018

Oy vey.


Menashe (2017)

Directed by Joshua Weinstein this film stars Menashe Lustig, Ruben Niborski, Yoel Weisshaus and Meyer Schwartz. A widowed Hasidic Jew living in New York struggles with the demands of life and his religion.

Providing a look into an unfamiliar culture this is a pretty human story of a father trying to do the best he can to provide for his child after the death of his wife. The conclusion of the film is a little obvious and heavy handed but otherwise this is a decent watch. Well made and dripping with authenticity this film leaves me interested to see what is next from its makers.

4/5

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