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Mendy

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A Hasidic Jew (Ivan Sandomire) from Brooklyn leaves his ultrareligious community and explores the secular life in Manhattan.

Critics Reviews

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Joe Leydon Variety 05/20/2006
Engaging lead performances greatly enhance a familiar coming-of-age story. Go to Full Review Jack Mathews New York Daily News 05/12/2006
2.5/4
Vardy draws the moral conflicts in broad strokes, but as a portrait of a man torn between his faith and the urges of his liberated hormones, it has honest depth. Go to Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times 05/11/2006
3/5
At its core, Adam Vardy's Mendy: A Question of Faith espouses an inanely simplistic worldview ... but it does so with a surprising amount of respect. Go to Full Review Jules Brenner Filmcritic.com 05/23/2008
2/5
fails to light up the candles, let alone create fireworks. Go to Full Review TV Guide 05/12/2006
2.5/4
This thoughtful first film from Israeli-born filmmaker Adam Vardy offers an interesting take on the plight of a young Hassidic Jew who, in fleeing his home and family, attempts to forge a new life for himself far from the only things he ever knew. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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04/20/2010 charming characters and acting, fine direction, shots, and pacing. And an interesting story of Mendy who faces a dilemma - the dilemma is not particularly original but this time it is in a culture so unrepresented in film it is exotic. See more 01/14/2010 Fascinating and very dark, yet spiritual. See more 03/06/2008 outsiders trying to figure out where they are - surprisingly good See more 11/05/2007 Tags: Hasidism, Williamsburg, Coming of Age. Acting is rather amateur, save for Mendy. See more 10/03/2007 Film does manage to show why so many young people raised in such communities find it so difficult to ever leave. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Adam Vardy

Director

Ivan Sandomire

Actor

Gabriela Dias

Actor

Spencer Chandler

Actor

Deana Barone

Actor

Jonathan Hova

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Hasidic Jew (Ivan Sandomire) from Brooklyn leaves his ultrareligious community and explores the secular life in Manhattan.
Director
Adam Vardy
Producer
Adam Vardy
Screenwriter
Adam Vardy
Production Co
Sorsky Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m