PREVIEW: Minyan (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Samuel H. Levine (Indignation), Ron Rifkin (L.A. Confidential), Christopher McCann (Kill Daddy Good Night), Mark Margolis (Scarface), Richard Topol (Lincoln), Brooke Bloom (Marriage Story), Alex Hurt (Cut Shoot Kill), Carson Meyer (A Million Little Pieces), Zane Pais (Margot at the Wedding), Eleanor Reissa (Trophy Kids), Gera Sandler (Epilogue), Chris Perfetti (Sound of Metal)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Eric Steel (Kiss the Water), director, writer, producer; Daniel Pearle (A Kid Like Jake), writer; Luca Borghese (Monsters and Men), Luigi Caiola (Wakefield) and Ben Howe (Stones in the Sun), producers; David Krakauer (film debut) and Kathleen Tagg (film debut), composers; Ole Bratt Birkeland (American Animals), cinematographer; Ray Hubley (Valley of Saints), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1980s Brooklyn, young Russian Jewish immigrant David (Levine) struggles to suppress his overwhelming urges within his tight and closed-minded community. He soon develops some unlikely close friendships which help open his eyes to the possibilities of love…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Set in the heart of Brooklyn’s Jewish community, Minyan is a tender and naturalistic exploration of love through the eyes of a young man unsure of his place in the world.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH JANUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

Did you like this preview? Want to be updated on all the new releases every week?

Sign up to our e-mail service today, and get our latest reviews and previews sent straight to your inbox!

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Giant (dir. Rowan Athale)

British-Yemeni boxer Naseem Hamed rises in the sport…

Hamnet (dir. Chloé Zhao)

William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes deal with an unspeakable loss…

Peter Hujar’s Day (dir. Ira Sachs)

In 1974, photographer Peter Hujar confides in his artist friend Linda Rosenkrantz…

Song Sung Blue (dir. Craig Brewer)

A musician and single mother form a Neil Diamond tribute band…

The Best Films of 2025: #15-1

The second half of our countdown to the very best films of 2025…

The Best Films of 2025: #30-16

The first half of our countdown of 2025’s best films…

Anaconda (dir. Tom Gormican)

Two friends find their remake of the film Anaconda going horribly wrong…

Sentimental Value (dir. Joachim Trier)

An actor is forced to confront her distant filmmaker father…

The Housemaid (dir. Paul Feig)

A young woman becomes the housemaid for an affluent yet disturbed family…

Goodbye June (dir. Kate Winslet)

A family must figure out how to bid their dying mother farewell…

Optimized by Optimole