Minyan

Name: Minyan
Genre: Drama
Released: October 22, 2021
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Alex Hurt, Amir Levy, Brooke Bloom, Chris Perfetti, Christopher McCann

2021

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: October 22, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Alex Hurt, Amir Levy, Brooke Bloom, Chris Perfetti, Christopher McCann, Elizabeth Loyacano, Lawrence Jansen, Mark Bruk, Mark Margolis, Michael Broadhurst, Riley Barnes, Ron Rifkin, Samuel H. Levine, Zane Pais

Summary: A young Russian Jewish immigrant in Brighton Beach, caught up in the tight constraints of his community, develops a close friendship with his grandfather’s new neighbors, two elderly closeted gay men who open his imagination to the possibilities of love and the realities of loss — and explores the East Village where he finds a world teemingA young Russian Jewish immigrant in Brighton Beach, caught up in the tight constraints of his community, develops a close friendship with his grandfather’s new neighbors, two elderly closeted gay men who open his imagination to the possibilities of love and the realities of loss — and explores the East Village where he finds a world teeming with the energy of youth, desire and risk. Set in the late 1980s, as AIDS hammered New York City, Minyan is a powerful story of rebellion and self-discovery, sexual and spiritual awakening — and survival. [Strand Releasing]… Expand

Director: Eric Steel

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 118 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Feb 28, 2020

In Minyan, the arresting and evocative feature film debut from documentary filmmaker Eric Steel, the search for answers turns up far more riches than any half-baked conclusion ever could. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Mar 31, 2020

Levine’s an emerging talent known only to theater audiences at the moment, owing to his dual roles in Matthew Lopez’s “The Inheritance,” although Minyan makes clear that we are dealing with a performer of uncommon gifts. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Simran Hans

Jan 9, 2022

The film’s bluesy woodwind score has a teasing, goading quality that feels tinged with melancholy; the spectre of Aids hovers around the film’s edges. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Feb 28, 2020

The film might not be doing anything revolutionary with the gay coming of age story, but it is heartfelt and honest. And at times, unexpectedly hot. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Oct 29, 2021

With its numerous supporting characters, many unfortunately embodied through mannered acting, Steel’s picture spins around Levine’s superb turn of tender sensuality and suppressed rage seeking catharsis in the body of another. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Oct 21, 2021

The film allows its societies to speak through gestures, whether it is the passing of personal possessions after a death or the brush of bodies behind a bar, and its portrait of both Jewishness and queerness is richer for it. Read full review

The Playlist Jonathan Christian

Feb 28, 2020

The meandering narrative flow leapfrogs without any sense of rhythm, almost as if the collection of scenes was augmented by a haywire randomizer. Read full review

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