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- 2017
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
- 2017
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
Summary One of Us offers a look into the secretive world of Hasidic Judaism and those who wish to escape that community for a life among the non-religious, whatever the costs.
Directed By: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
- 2017
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
- 2017
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
One of Us
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7.7
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Summary One of Us offers a look into the secretive world of Hasidic Judaism and those who wish to escape that community for a life among the non-religious, whatever the costs.
Directed By: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Where to Watch
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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10% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
78
90% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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One of Us offers a rare window into a highly insular community that is often misunderstood, or tacitly sanctioned for fear of stoking anti-semitism.
Grady and Ewing use music as scary as in any horror film. They had no interest in making an “objective documentary,” although I doubt the Hasidim would have made themselves available to two women with a camera and their own hair. In such cases, they usually say, “If you want to understand us, read the Torah.”
The film’s revelations are two-pronged: They uncover much about the Hasidic community, while also more broadly exposing how insular groups keep people in and everyone else out. It’s hard to leave, even when staying is impossible too.
The film is a nuanced and moving illustration of the dilemma facing doubting members of the growing Hasidic community in New York City.
As a documentary, One of Us is a small act of portraiture, but each portrait captures the pain of having a life upended.
The film does little to explain the history behind the dynamic between their men and women, which is based, it seems, at least partly on a blinding fear of lust.
We expect documentaries to tell us the ugly, unvarnished truth, although that’s generally a futile hope and a goal rarely achieved. In this case, selective editing stigmatizes its heroine and avoids the more interesting wrinkles in the story, which — difficult as it was to tell — feels incomplete.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
7.7
82% Positive
9 Ratings
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9% Mixed
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9% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
7.7
82% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
9% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
9% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Loki Films
Release Date Oct 20, 2017
Duration 1 h 35 m
Genres
Tagline Leave the faith. Pay the price.
Awards
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Traverse City Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
