Menashe

2017, Comedy/Drama, 1h 22m

118 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

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.

Cast & Crew

Menashe Lustig
Menashe
Ruben Niborski
Rieven
Yoel Weisshaus
Eizik
Meir Ber Schwartz
Rabbi
Yoel Falkowitz
Fischel
Mirka Hermoza Laznik
Bayla
Abraham Bresky
Moishe
Jorge Cea
Luis
Joshua Z Weinstein
Director
Alex Lipschultz
Screenwriter
Musa Syeed
Screenwriter
Joshua Z Weinstein
Screenwriter
Yoni Brook
Producer
Traci Carlson
Producer
Daniel Finkelman
Producer
Alex Lipschultz
Producer
Joshua Z Weinstein
Producer
Chris Columbus
Executive Producer
Eleanor Columbus
Executive Producer
Danelle Eliav
Executive Producer
Adam Margules
Executive Producer
Yoni Brook
Cinematographer
Joshua Z Weinstein
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