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

 

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