The read
Scores higher than 72% of the 2,097 2010s documentary movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic78/100
144 audience votes
Key crew
- Heidi EwingDirector
- Rachel GradyDirector
Cast
- EttyHerself, an Hasidic member
- Chani GetterHerself, Footsteps counselor (ex-Hasidic)
- Ari HershkowitzHimself, ex-Hasidic
- Luzer TwerskyHimself, ex-Hasidic
- Yosef RapaportHimself, Hasidic Community Member
- David MandelbaumHimself, artistic director / new Yiddish rep
Themes
hasidic judaism