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One of Us (2017 film)

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described "the relentless psychological abuse that this community inflicts when a member attempts to leave, especially with children in tow", and said that the film-makers "had no interest in making an 'objective documentary', although I doubt the Hasidim would have made themselves available to two
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effectively contextualizes this strange, backward community thriving in the middle of one of the most multicultural cities in the world."
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women with a camera and their own hair. In such cases, they usually say, 'If you want to understand us, read the Torah.'"
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offers an intimate, revealing glimpse inside a notoriously private community and those who would dare defy it."
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in their work with helping former ultra-Orthodox individuals settle into the outside world.
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said of the film: "Although the focus remains squarely on its three subjects,
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received overall positive reception from critics, garnering a 79% score from
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in September 2017, and was distributed the following month of October via
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is a 2017 documentary feature film that chronicles the lives of three ex-
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Documentary films about Jews and Judaism in the United States
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won "Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary" at the
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The film follows the lives of three ex-members of Brooklyn's
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Each struggles with being ostracized from their former 545:"Review: 'One of Us,' a Portrait of Starting a New Life" 1369: 1030: 907: 891: 826: 159: 151: 141: 118: 108: 94: 86: 76: 66: 52: 38: 21: 234:and families, while revealing how they came to 863: 735: 8: 870: 856: 848: 742: 728: 720: 27: 18: 808:Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You 381: 1675:Films about Orthodox and Hasidic Jews 1670:Documentary films about New York City 7: 520:Alissa Wilkinson (19 October 2017). 389:Jason Guerrasio (21 November 2017). 660:David Edelstein (7 November 2017). 543:Ben Kenigsberg (October 19, 2017). 494:Patrick Shanley (9 November 2017). 352:, Docudrama based on the memoir of 204:Toronto International Film Festival 192:, who also created the documentary 1690:Netflix original documentary films 1311:The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch 1239:Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem 608:Nick Schager (10 September 2017). 323:Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 14: 1402:A Life Apart: Hasidism in America 1685:Hasidic Judaism in New York City 1631: 1630: 1386:The Return: A Hasidic Experience 356:, who left her Hasidic community 210:, which also financed the film. 1418:The Return of Sarah's Daughters 634:Lara Zarum (16 October 2017). 16:2017 American documentary film 1: 1482:Yoel, Israel & Pashkavils 1378:Religious America: Lubavitch 246:. Some receive support from 222:community: Ari Hershkowitz, 1695:Films shot in New York City 469:"Leaving everything behind" 184:. 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Heidi Ewing
Rachel Grady
Heidi Ewing
Rachel Grady
Netflix
Hasidic Jews
Brooklyn
Heidi Ewing
Rachel Grady
Jesus Camp
Toronto International Film Festival
Netflix
Hasidic
Luzer Twersky
Etty Ausch
community
leave
domestic abuse
childhood sexual abuse
ex-Haredi
Footsteps
Chani Getter
Metacritic
review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
LA Weekly
David Edelstein
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
Philadelphia Film Festival

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