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By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 10 Dec 2017

It's a touching, intimate film conducted mainly in Yiddish, and while the culture is particular, the human problems are universal…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 10 Dec 2017

This terrifically authentic look at life inside New York's Yiddish-speaking Hasidic community is a bittersweet treat - a vibrantly engaging…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 08 Dec 2017

A modest tale inspired by the lead actor's own experiences…

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By Saskia Baron (43) for The Arts Desk (640) on 07 Dec 2017

Menashe is utterly absorbing, deeply charming, and very funny…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 07 Dec 2017

Whatever pickle he gets himself in, we can't help but root for Menashe…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 07 Dec 2017

It is small and specific, admittedly, but it also tells a universal story about a father's struggle to hold on to the son he loves, and it…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 07 Dec 2017

Menashe is a deeply felt and absorbing Yiddish-language drama about New York Hasidic Jews…

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By Linda Marric (107) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 07 Dec 2017

A brave step into uncharted territories. The superb leading performance from Menashe Lustig elevates this beautifully observed film…

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By Stephen Puddicombe (18) for Total Film (3,532) on 06 Dec 2017

The low-key tone and casual pacing create an atmosphere akin to a fly-on-the-wall doc, while a nuanced moral conflict builds through the plight…

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By Andrew Lowry (88) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 06 Dec 2017

Doubling as a fascinating look at a subculture that is normally sealed off from the rest of us and a gently amusing comedy of manners, this…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 05 Dec 2017

Menashe is a pretty basic story regarding child custody, but it benefits from the setting and the unfamiliarity of the Hasidic Jewish community…

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By Hannah Mcgill (136) for The List (2,018) on 04 Dec 2017

The effort to raise a child, Menashe reminds us, is as likely to confront us with our own childishness as it is to bring out our maturity and…

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By Danielle Solzman (397) for Solzy at the Movies (339) on 25 Nov 2017

Menashe is a film that's about a man who has been dealt a bad thing in his life and he's doing the best that he can…

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By Jordan Ruimy (242) for World of Reel (117) on 14 Oct 2017

Menashe is a slice of an America that you've rarely seen before on screen, a world that largely remains from the mainstream, but to which Weinstein…

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By Tt Stern-Enzi (212) for Cincinnati CityBeat (160) on 14 Sep 2017

Menashe is the most human and humane of dramas…

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By Matt Patches (283) for Thrillist (209) on 14 Sep 2017

The hyper-specificity of [a] community, and the deep respect for faith that the movie observes, makes it easy for Menashe to reinvent the everyman…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 07 Sep 2017

At its heart, Menashe is a universal story…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 07 Sep 2017

Ultimately, thanks to a sympathetic and nuanced performance from Lustig, Menashe offers a thoughtful portrait of the challenge of parenthood…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 06 Sep 2017

Certainly Weinstein captures the complex culture of this ultra-Orthodox community…

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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 04 Sep 2017

Some viewers may have trouble with the fact that Menashe doesn't simply abandon this world that treats him with so little respect, but that's…

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