Minyan (2020)

Directed by

Eric Steel

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

16

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1980s New York, a young Jewish man comes to terms with his sexuality while living in a tight knit community. He navigates his identity against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis.

tenderintrospectiveslow-pacedquietpoignantsomberobservational

What happens

Minyan is a 2020 American LGBT-related coming-of-age drama film written by Eric Steel and Daniel Pearle. It was directed by Eric Steel, in his feature film debut. It is based on a short story of the same name by David Bezmozgis. The film stars Samuel H. Levine, Ron Rifkin, Christopher McCann, Brooke Bloom, Alex Hurt, Chris Perfetti, and Mark Margolis in his final film role before his death in 2023. It had its world premiere at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Feature Film. It went on to screen at Los Angeles Outfest, where it won the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding U.S. Narrative Feature. The film was received favorably by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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