
In a rapidly changing New York of the 1980s, a Russian Jewish teenager wrestles with his identity, faith, and sexuality, all of which seem irreconcilable until he befriends two closeted men in his grandfather's senior housing complex.
Cast

Samuel H. Levine
David

Ron Rifkin
Josef

Christopher McCann
Herschel

Richard Topol
Zalman

Mark Margolis
Itzik

Brooke Bloom
Rachel

Alex Hurt
Bruno

Carson Meyer
Alicia

Zane Pais
Nathan
Eleanor Reissa
Mrs. Greenberg

Gera Sandler
Simon
Michael Broadhurst
Driver 1
Lawrence Jansen
Itzik's Son

Chris Perfetti
Eric

Chinaza Uche
Teacher

Zuzanna Szadkowski
Rivka

Lili Rosen
Principal Rabbi

Jonathan Raviv
Junior Rabbi
Elizabeth Loyacano
Mrs. Namovsky
Amir Levy
Driver 2
Mark Bruk
Rabbi
Riley Barnes
Yeshiva Bully 1
Drew Reade
Yeshiva Bully 2
Sacha Seberg
Mr. Zeydenbaum

Peter Von Berg
One Armed Russian
Crew
Eric Steel
Director, Writer, Producer
Daniel Pearle
Writer

David Bezmozgis
Short Story
Ray Hubley
Editor
Ole Bratt Birkeland
Director of Photography
Laura Klein
First Assistant Director
Kat Hess
Second Assistant Director
Johnny Holland
Executive Producer, Line Producer
Anne Carey
Executive Producer

Luca Borghese
Producer
Luigi Caiola
Producer
Ben Howe
Producer
Sascha Springer
Associate Producer
Lucio Seixas
Production Design
Susan Shopmaker
Casting
Annie Simon
Costume Design
David Krakauer
Music
Kathleen Tagg
Music
Cassia Maher
Set Decoration
Adri Siriwatt
Art Direction
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