The Believer (2001)

7	Listal rating
7.2	IMDB rating

Directed by

Henry Bean

Starring (View all)

Ryan Gosling

Danny Balint

Peter Meadows

Orthodox Student

Garret Dillahunt

Billings

Kris Eivers

Carleton

Joel Garland

O.L.

Billy Zane

Curtis Zampf

Theresa Russell

Lina Moebius

Summer Phoenix

Carla Moebius

Written by

Henry Bean

(screenplay)

Mark Jacobson

(story)

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2 years, 5 months ago at Jan 5 4:16

jaytoast

2 votes

I watched this because I had heard that it was better then "American History X"... which it is not and I'm rather surprised that the two films could be compared to each other.

I'm also pretty surprised that after "Homicide" (1991) got trashed by critics for being 'yet another film about a Jewish man hating Jews', that this film was so well praised.

Sure the acting i... read more

Not wholly believable

5 years, 4 months ago at Feb 9 9:50

Rollo Tomasi

2 votes

The poster quotes read "It will pin you to your seat", "Riveting", "Volatile". It's all three thanks to a brilliant Ryan Gosling performance. However, it's hard to get behind this film too much when the story-teller omits such important things like telling/showing us what initially drove Danny to turn his hatred on to his own people. I find it hard to believe that it was built on classroom debate ... read more

A very good movie

2 years, 5 months ago at Jan 7 9:51

johanlefourbe

2 votes

I know 'American History X' is a real classic but, in my opinion, this unrated/unseen gem is actually way better. Furthermore, I thought the story was quite hearbreaking and fascinating. The main character has not many layers and is so complex. On one hand, he is just despicable but on the other hand, you can't help feeling sorry for him. It is a great study about the mind of a messed up boy who h... read more

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Description: Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and one of the most acclaimed independent films of recent years, The Believer is a daring and courageous portrayal of a young Jewish man living an impossible contradiction as a neo-Nazi. Danny Balint (Ryan Gosling) is an intense young man whose fierce intelligence and inexh ... (more)

Release date : 23 August 2001
UPC: 031398826125

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"17.9. En elokuvan aiheeseen pureutuvia elokuvia ole pahemmin tullut katselleeksi, mutta tämä oli kokonaisuudessaan ihan toimiva tapaus. Ryan Gosling (lienee varsin tuttu myös mm. Drivesta) juutalaisena uusnatsina hoitaa roolinsa erittäin hienosti, vaikka muu hahmokaarti tuntuukin jäävän vähän ikävästi tämän roolisuorituksen taakse. Elokuva ei myöskään onneksi ihan rupea selittämään asioita kädestä pitäen, vaan antaa katsojalle aika paljon valtaa tehdä omia johtopäätöks"