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The Believer

2001 · 98 min

A tense, intellectually charged character study that immerses you in a conflicted mind, leaving you unsettled and thoughtful.

Tagline
He's a jew. He’s a Neo-Nazi. With one true enemy… Himself!
Overview
A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • faith
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Henry Bean
Written by
Henry Bean
Starring
Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell, Billy Zane, Garret Dillahunt, A.D. Miles, Glenn Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Reaser
Music
Joel Diamond
Cinematography
Jim Denault
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
Hungarian, Hebrew, English

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