Menashe: Review

A sympathetic and sobering Dardenne-esque docudrama that takes a raw fly-on-the-wall approach to a community that has gotten very little cinematic attention. Menashe is about as authentic as it gets. Though it may be far from a perfect film, Director Joshua Z. Weinstein does a great job at making our lovable main character's struggle within his world feel almost universal. He's a bit of an oddball for his community but he loves his son more than anything in the world and will do anything to keep the things he truly cares about in life in balance. This film has such a strong sense of identity and I would easily recommend to those who appreciate a bittersweet sense of realism. A24 just keeps killing it. (8/10)

 (Look for this when it releases in theaters on July 28th)

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