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Menashe
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The movie centers on Menashe, a recently widowed Hasidic Jewish man, who struggles against tradition to keep custody of his only son after his wife passes away.
The movie centers on Menashe, a recently widowed Hasidic Jewish man, who struggles against tradition to keep custody of his only son after his wife passes away.
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December 04, 2017
The effort to raise a child, Menashe reminds us, is as likely to confront us with our own childishness as it is to bring out our maturity and responsibility.
October 15, 2017
"Menashe" is a slice of an America that you've rarely seen before on screen, a world that largely remains from the mainstream, but to which Weinstein shows us a bird's eye view of here.
August 17, 2017
Weinstein normally directs documentaries, and "Menashe" has a fly-on-the-wall feel at times, particularly in the warmly believable interplay between father and son. The movie was filmed in Borough Park, N.Y., which adds to the atmosphere.
September 15, 2017
The hyper-specificity of [a] community, and the deep respect for faith that the movie observes, makes it easy for Menashe to reinvent the everyman tragedy.
August 11, 2017
The subtle on-screen chemistry between father and son gives this sweet and poignant drama a solid emotional base.
August 17, 2017
The curious are welcome, but this one fits snugly in the category of "You Don't Have to Be Jewish, But..."
August 11, 2017
Delicately woven and sensitively told, director-writer Joshua Z Weinstein's ode to a shlemiel rings true.
August 17, 2017
Weinstein brings a palpable authenticity (attributable in part to a cast made up of local non-actors) to this universally resonant story, rendering it unique and specific in a meticulously detailed setting.
November 25, 2017
Menashe is a film that's about a man who has been dealt a bad thing in his life and he's doing the best that he can.
September 08, 2017
At its heart, Menashe is a universal story.
August 18, 2017
"Menashe" is a little slice of life, delivered with a knowing sense of truth.
September 15, 2017
Menashe is the most human and humane of dramas.
