The Believer
He's a jew. He’s a Neo-Nazi. With one true enemy… Himself!
He's a jew. He’s a Neo-Nazi. With one true enemy… Himself!
Drama
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2001
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A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
23 Aug 2001
Country:
US
Languages:
Hebrew (modern), Hungarian, English
Budget:
$1,500,000
Revenue:
$1,309,316
Awards:
6 wins & 10 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A somewhat crudely constructed but gripping, questing look at a person so racked with self-loathing, he becomes an enemy to his own race.
– Misha Berson,
Seattle Times,
12 Jul 2002
fresh:
One of the year's most thought-provoking, hard-hitting films, gutsily opening up a subject rarely done with this kind of all-out chutzpah.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002
fresh:
[Gosling's] combination of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence helps create a complex, unpredictable character.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
16 Aug 2002
fresh:
An important movie, a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
16 Aug 2002
fresh:
An exploration of what it means to be Jewish and what it means to hate - two separate subjects that happen to overlap in this case.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
15 Oct 2009