ORTHODOX
by David Leon
synopsis
“Now more than ever you will be judged by the company you keep” Benjamin, a boy bullied for his Jewish faith, takes up boxing as a means of self-defense, alienating himself from his religious community. As an adult caught between two worlds, his desperation to provide for his family becomes the catalyst for a devastating series of events that ensures he may never find the acceptance he has always craved.Status: Complete
international title: | Orthodox |
original title: | Orthodox |
country: | United Kingdom |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | David Leon |
film run: | 93' |
release date: | UK 19/02/2016 |
screenplay: | David Leon |
cast: | Stephen Graham, Michael Smiley, Christopher Fairbank, Giacomo Mancini |
cinematography by: | Si Bell |
film editing: | Kelvin Hutchins |
art director: | Paul Frost |
costumes designer: | Matthew Price |
music: | Simon Robbs |
producer: | Daisy Allsop |
production: | Archface Films, Ingenious Media, Zeitgeist Films |