Mendy (2003)
You can reach ecstasy through prayer... or you can buy it on the street
Mendy is a young Brookyln Hasid who leaves the strict rules of his insular and repressive community to join his childhood friend, Yankel, who is living securlary in Manhattan. Mendy's struggle to integrate his faith and traditions with the modern world are influenced by his growing friendship with Bianca, Yankel's free spirited Brazilian roommate.
- Date of release
- 2003-09-20
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Adam Vardy
Casting
- Ivan Sandomire — Mendy
- Spencer Chandler — Yankel
- Gabriela Dias — Mendy
- Jonathan Hova — Michael
- Deana Barone — Gittie
- Elizabeth Cano — Maria
- Kristen Cecala — Beth
- Yelena Shmulenson — The Girl at the Shabbes Table
- Isaac Stern — Moishe-Volf
- Isaac Stein — Moishe-Volf
- Jennifer Alexander — Club Girl
Interesting facts
Mendy: A Question of Faith is a 2003 film about a Hasidic Jewish man who leaves his religiously devout community in Brooklyn to experience secular life in New York City. The film was written and directed by Adam Vardy.
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