Orthodox
A Jewish boy learns boxing to counter bullying, straining ties with his faith community. Years later, his struggles to support his family trigger choices that may forever bar him from the acceptance h…
Orthodox
A Jewish boy learns boxing to counter bullying, straining ties with his faith community. Years later, his struggles to support his family trigger choices that may forever bar him from the acceptance he seeks. 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. —Anonymous An Orthodox Jewish boy persecuted for his faith, turns to Boxing as a means of self defense. As an adult, involvement in unlicensed boxing alienates him from the community. Tangled up in a web of criminal activity, he makes an immoral decision in order to provide for his family and as a result goes to prison leading to the loss of those he loves. Once released he is determined to right the wrongs which led to his downfall. He finds a way back into community life through his old boxing gym, where a devastating truth about his past is revealed and becomes the catalyst for a series of events that ensures he will never return to the normal life he has always craved.
Orthodox
Crime,Drama
Film Details
A Jewish boy learns boxing to counter bullying, straining ties with his faith community. Years later, his struggles to support his family trigger choices that may forever bar him from the acceptance he seeks. 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. —Anonymous An Orthodox Jewish boy persecuted for his faith, turns to Boxing as a means of self defense. As an adult, involvement in unlicensed boxing alienates him from the community.
Tangled up in a web of criminal activity, he makes an immoral decision in order to provide for his family and as a result goes to prison leading to the loss of those he loves. Once released he is determined to right the wrongs which led to his downfall. He finds a way back into community life through his old boxing gym, where a devastating truth about his past is revealed and becomes the catalyst for a series of events that ensures he will never return to the normal life he has always craved..