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93Queen

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Hasidic women create the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York.
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Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 08/15/2018
Brings an instinctive yet clear-eyed sympathy for these women's remarkable story, joined with an ability to be candid about the difficulties that arose within the group and with the greater Hasidic community. Go to Full Review
Jordan Hoffman Village Voice 07/27/2018
'93Queen' joins the long and expanding list of bad documentaries covering a fantastic subject. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 07/24/2018
Without denying that these women face discrimination in reaching their goal, the movie shows how its subjects are able to find ways to combine strict observance and progress. Go to Full Review
Betsy Bozdech AWFJ.org 10/01/2021
Freier doesn't let anything stop her from reaching her goal of getting Ezras Nashim off the ground. Go to Full Review
Nikki Baughan AWFJ.org 10/01/2021
"Fasten your seat belt and let's move," says Hasidic Jewish woman Rachel 'Ruchie' Freier early on in 93Queen, and you'd be wise to follow her advice. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/17/2020
3.5/4.0
An immensely entertaining and involving documentary that follows the traditional doc route in telling a simple yet remarkable story. Go to Full Review
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dave d 07/19/2020 '93 Queen' is a documentary feature that focuses on Rachel "Ruchie" Freier, a no-nonsense Hasidic lawyer and mother of six who has her hopes set on starting an all-female Hasidic EMT group. Freier is a polarizing figure who has both inspiring and unlikeable qualities. One thing is clear she wants power and she'll do whatever it takes to get there. In the cut throat world of EMTs, only the strong survive! Hubby: 6.9/Wife: 7.7 Average: 7.3/10 See more 09/18/2018 Very interesting and candid look at women in this community where, indeed, "feminism" does not exactly apply in that Chasidism has a concept of womanhood as separate but equal, with clearly defined strengths, roles and identity. There was a plot to this documentary -- in the creation of a new kind of organization, the roles and relationships among the people involved, resistence from many in the community, work, the trials and triumphs and the glass ceiling broken by the dynamic leader. I found it hard not to get annoyed by her confidence and the way the female-EMS idea's originator somehow ended up hurt. Being a product of the '60s who later learned some orthodoxy, I'm not sure how one can wear a gorgeous wig and show (off) one's great figure and still be modest, or when one is hiding one's light under a bushel. See more 08/19/2018 An excellent movie. The documentarians provided information and didn’t lean in the direction of the Orthodox women and against their male counterparts. See more 07/31/2018 I just saw this movie at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and absolutely loved it! I was deeply touched and insipred! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Hasidic women create the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York.
Director
Paula Eiselt
Producer
Adam Bolt, Paula Eiselt, Heidi Reinberg
Production Co
ITVS (Independent Television Services), Malka Films, Fork Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$66.8K
Runtime
1h 30m
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