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By Hannah M (863) on 23 Oct 2017

Excellent peek into the incredibly insular fundamentalist world of Hasidic Jews…

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By Heather K (226) on 22 Oct 2017

An important account - a must-watch for anyone outside of or inside the community…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 22 Oct 2017

Goes farther into observing closed Hasidic ultra-Orthodox Jewish community than other nonfiction...The emotional pain of those trying to leave…

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By Jenn L (41) on 21 Oct 2017

As an insider I can say it's so true unfortunately…

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By Jack G (1,167) on 21 Oct 2017

As an insider I can say it's so true unfortunately…

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By Jim G (441) on 21 Oct 2017

As an insider I can say it's so true unfortunately…

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By Adam M (1,526) on 20 Oct 2017

I love the three different stories. Amazing to see how religion can do this to families…

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By Steve M (1,420) on 20 Oct 2017

As a former member of the Hasidic community, I can confirm that this film is an accurate presentation…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for The Daily Beast (380) on 19 Oct 2017

The terror and trauma of fleeing fundamentalism is front and center in One of Us, a harrowing new documentary…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 19 Oct 2017

One of Us is so strong as-is that its more harrowing sections — particularly Ari's account of his childhood suffering and the details of…

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By Blake R (106) on 19 Oct 2017

Heart wrenching expose of 3 lives torn apart for different reasons. All stemming from their orthodox hasidic upbringing…

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By Alissa Wilkinson (499) for Vox (725) on 18 Oct 2017

The film’s revelations are two-pronged: They uncover much about the Hasidic community, while also more broadly exposing how insular groups…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 18 Oct 2017

In the mythology of personal growth, liberating yourself leads invariably to increased happiness…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 18 Oct 2017

As a documentary, One of Us is a small act of portraiture, but each portrait captures the pain of having a life upended…

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By Lara Zarum (23) for Village Voice (8,525) on 18 Oct 2017

The film is a nuanced and moving illustration of the dilemma facing doubting members of the growing Hasidic community in New York City…

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By Josh Modell (41) for AV Club (2,778) on 18 Oct 2017

The film does little to explain the history behind the dynamic between their men and women, which is based, it seems, at least partly on a…

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By Louis Proyect (533) for Counterpunch.org (73) on 18 Oct 2017

Deeply involving story of 3 Hasidic Jews who break away from a sect that provided both support and frustration…

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By Christopher Gray (138) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Oct 2017

It's incisive in its condemnation of the oppression innate in the social structure of Brooklyn's Hasidic communities…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Shockya.com (657) on 13 Oct 2017

Reportedly no more than two percent of Hasidim leave the fold. This picture is an apt dissection of a few who wanted out and left…

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