2016
Search results
English. 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 · 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.
- (2.4K)
- Drama
- Joshua Z Weinstein
- 2017-08-18
Jul 28, 2017 · Here is a film dedicated to recognizing our most common obstacles, its quiet storytelling largely accompanied by those feelings at the bottom of anyone’s gut: guilt, shame, defeat. "Menashe" is a gorgeous ode to everyone's inner screw-up. Those reactions come from observing the life of Menashe ( Menashe Lustig ), our hero and our tragedy.
People also ask
Is Menashe a Yiddish movie?
When did 'Menashe' come out?
Is Menashe a good movie?
Where was Menashe filmed?
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 his ...
- (41)
- Joshua Z Weinstein
- PG
- Menashe Lustig
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. Based largely on the real life of its Hasidic ...
Jul 27, 2017 · Another scene, when Menashe is on a date arranged by a matchmaker, generates both winces and laughs. Joshua Z. Weinstein , the director, shot the film in Yiddish and often in secret in Hasidic ...
