2017 · documentary · revenge
One of Us
Directed by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady1h 35m2017
Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.
Our read: One of Us (2017) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded documentary · revenge entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured documentary / revenge, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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