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Box office. $2 million [1] 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. [2] The film was released in the United States on July 28, 2017.
- $2 million
- Alex Lipschultz, Traci Carlson, Joshua Z. Weinstein, Daniel Finkelman, Yoni Brook
- Aaron Martin, Dag Rosenqvist
- Menashe Lustig [yi], Ruben Niborski, Yoel Weisshaus, Meyer Schwartz
Aug 18, 2017 · 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. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood.
- (2.4K)
- Drama
- Joshua Z Weinstein
- 2017-08-18
Menashe is a direct opposite of what his rabbi, The Ruv (Meyer Schwartz) says that the Talmud indicates any good man should have: “A good wife, a good home, nice dishes.” Stubborn yet prideful, he is desperate to prove to his peers that he is fit to take care of his son, despite being a widower, something that they essentially hold against him.
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Deep in the heart of New York's notoriously secretive Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe, a good-hearted but somewhat hapless grocery store clerk, struggles against tradition to keep custody of...
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- Joshua Z Weinstein
- PG
- Menashe Lustig
Jul 27, 2017 · Menashe. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Joshua Z Weinstein. Drama. PG. 1h 22m. By Ken Jaworowski. July 27, 2017. My heart broke a little near the end of “Menashe,” a sweet comedy that’s not...
Shot in secret entirely within the Hasidic community depicted in the film, and one of the only movies to be performed in Yiddish in nearly 70 years, Menashe is a warm, life-affirming look at the universal bonds between father and son that also sheds unusual light on a notoriously private community.
