Menashe

Showings

Main Theater Fri, Sep 15, 2017 2:00 PM
Main Theater Fri, Sep 15, 2017 10:00 PM
Main Theater Sat, Sep 16, 2017 2:30 PM
Main Theater Sat, Sep 16, 2017 6:45 PM
Main Theater Sun, Sep 17, 2017 2:15 PM
Main Theater Sun, Sep 17, 2017 6:15 PM
Main Theater Mon, Sep 18, 2017 6:30 PM
Main Theater Tue, Sep 19, 2017 3:30 PM
Main Theater Wed, Sep 20, 2017 6:30 PM
Main Theater Thu, Sep 21, 2017 3:00 PM

Description

Menashe


Deep in the heart of New York's ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe--a kind, hapless grocery store clerk--struggles to make ends meet and responsibly parent his young son, Rieven, following his wife Leah's death. Tradition prohibits Menashe from raising his son alone, so Rieven's strict uncle adopts him, leaving Menashe heartbroken. Meanwhile, though Menashe seems to bungle every challenge in his path, his rabbi grants him one special week with Rieven before Leah's memorial. It's his chance to prove himself a suitable man of faith and fatherhood, and restore respect among his doubters.


"Weinstein normally directs documentaries, and "Menashe" has a fly-on-the-wall feel at times, particularly in the warmly believable interplay between father and son. The movie was filmed in Borough Park, N.Y., which adds to the atmosphere." -Arizona Republic


81 mins., Rated PG