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Jul 28, 2017 · Perhaps the most difficult role, Menashe’s son, went to Ruben Niborski, the child of Israeli Yiddishists and possibly the only member of the cast who had ever been inside a movie theater.
Feb 13, 2018 · Aiming to be as authentic as possible, he mostly cast Hasidic non-actors, though scored a casting coup when he found Ruben Niborski, who comes from a non-Hasidic family but speaks Yiddish at home.
Menashe ( Menashe Lustig [ yi] ), a recently widowed Hasidic Jewish man, tries to regain custody of his ten-year-old son Rieven (Ruben Niborski). Rieven is living with his aunt and uncle (Eizik, Yoel Weisshaus) per a ruling by the Rabbi (Meyer Schwartz) that Menashe must first remarry to provide a proper home for his son.
Jul 24, 2017 · In the film, spoken almost entirely in Yiddish (with English subtitles), Weinstein sheds layer after layer, and reveals a profound humanity. The real-life story of the unpretentious Menashe Lustig, who loosely portrays himself in the film, inspired this main character. Lustig is a grocer from New Square, N.Y.
Aug 2, 2017 · BOSTON (JTA) — With more than a decade’s worth of experience in the film industry, mostly in documentaries, director Joshua Weinstein has released his first feature-length narrative film....
Aug 16, 2017 · He’s also a widower who’s been denied custody of his son, Rieven (Ruben Niborski, who delivers one of the best child performances of the year), by the rabbi, or “Ruv” (Meyer Schwartz ...
Jul 27, 2017 · The child is played by Ruben Niborski, a mischievous Israeli sprite with a melancholy Modigliani face, who bottles the confusion of a child who adores his father, yet feels unsafe in his chaotic...
