Set within the New York Hasidic community, Menashe
follows a hapless grocery store clerk trying to
maintain custody of his son Ruven after his wife
passes away. Since they live in a tradition-bound
culture that requires a mother be present in every
home, Ruven is supposed to be adopted by his uncle,
but Menashe's Rabbi decides to grant him one week
to spend with Ruven. Their time together creates
bonding and offers Menashe a chance to prove to
his community that he can be a capable parent. Shot
in secret entirely within the Hasidic community, and
one of the only movies to be performed in Yiddish in
nearly 70 years, Menashe is a life-affirming look at the
bonds between father and son.