The Believer (film)

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The Believer
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry Bean
Produced by	Jay Firestone Daniel Diamond
Written by	Henry Bean
Starring	Ryan Gosling Billy Zane Theresa Russell Summer Phoenix
Distributed by	Palm Pictures
Release date(s)	January 2001
Running time	99 min.
Country	United States
Language	English Hebrew
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The Believer is a 2001 film written by Henry Bean and Mark Jacobson, and directed by Bean. It stars Ryan Gosling as Daniel Balint, a Conservative Jew who becomes a Neo-Nazi, and was inspired by the true story of Dan Burros.^[1] It won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

The film follows the story of Daniel Balint, a once brilliant but troublesome student at an Jewish Yeshiva who has become a fanatically violent Neo-Nazi in New York by his early 20s. The film plots his rise through the ranks of a fictional American Neo-Nazi party while he attempts to reconcile his religious past with the anti-Jewish side of his identity. Through the rest of the film we witness the inner struggle of Danny's contradictions, leading into an existential climax. The film is deeply infused with religious symbolism and references to Nietzsche and Sartre.