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Menashe

PG

Released Jul 28, 2017

1 hr. 22 min.

Comedy

Drama

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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 his only son after his wife passes away.

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Critics Consensus

Menashe offers an intriguing look at a culture whose unfamiliarity to many viewers will be rendered irrelevant by the story's universally affecting themes and thoughtful approach.

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Lulinda L

I learned a great deal while watching this movie. I thought I knew more than I did. Our differences in cultures makes the world go round. It also makes the world a far more interesting place. It seems we all have MORE in common than not. A desire for acceptance & belonging, qualities of tolerance and patience. Most of all the universal innate need of L-O-V-E!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/23

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ikiru y

Overrated. It is an interesting look into a sub-culture that is rarely seen. BUT, as a piece of entertainment, it is simple and mostly unengaging.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Esse filme causa uma angústia tremenda, tudo bem que Menashe não pode ser considerado o que costumamos chamar de um adulto responsável, mas as regras sobre a paternidade me revoltaram extremamente, doeu, ver o amor pelo filho e a obrigatoriedade da ausência (sem pai e mãe uma criança não pode estudar) absurdo… Lento, delicado, singelo, um retrato puro do amor de pai/filho e das tradições judaicas. O enredo de Menashe é vagamente baseado na vida de Lustig. Em uma entrevista ao Los Angeles Times, ele disse que "ao contrário de Menashe no filme, eu não sou um schlimazel por natureza. Talvez apenas um schlimazel por situação."

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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rosey r

This is a very sad and slow moving movie. It gives a small glimpse of living in a orthodox community. I liked the character of Menashe but grew tired of his inadequacies. I did not finish the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed the movie. bound by a culture where man cannot raise his child alone without a wife, this widow remains true to his value and orthodox jewish culture, while going agains some of the rules that are antithetical to the love he has to raise and be with his son. Heartwarming and beautiful to see the main character put love and his belief to love his son at the forefront.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

A beautiful movie that twists a well-known story into something entirely new. It does not try to criticize or remand the characters' faith, instead showing the complexities of the Hasidic lifestyle with honesty and grace. At times it can be a bit slow, and seemed to stretch much longer than its 82 minutes, but its quiet moments carry such a weight that I couldn't imagine the film without them.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Joshua Z Weinstein

Director

Menashe Lustig

Menashe

Ruben Niborski

Rieven

Yoel Weisshaus

Eizik

Meir Ber Schwartz

Rabbi

Yoel Falkowitz

Fischel

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David Stratton

The Australian

Joshua Z. Weinstein's film is very modest but never less than interesting in the insights it offers into this rarefied world on the edge of Manhattan.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 4, 2018

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a film that just keeps getting stronger as it goes, unfolding almost imperceptibly and becoming deeper with each scene.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 2, 2018

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

It goes within one of the world's most filmed cities to discover an environment rarely revealed to outsiders. But it also wins kudos for the emotional honesty of its uncomplicated narrative.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 11, 2017

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Menashe is frustrating because it takes hard-earned access, retains documentary virtues, and then dilutes it all via a screenplay that hits every beat exactly where you’d expect.

Jan 11, 2023

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

Seeing single fatherhood examined in the context of another culture that exists alongside other more commonly conveyed American cultures is a unique experience film-goers are not often afforded.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 25, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Menashe is an easygoing, heartfelt comedy held together by a thread of tenderness.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 16, 2020

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Synopsis

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 only son after his wife passes away.

Director: Joshua Z Weinstein
Executive Producer: Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Danelle Eliav, Adam Margules
Screenwriter: Alex Lipschultz, Musa Syeed, Joshua Z Weinstein
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Shtick Film
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Yiddish
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.7M

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