Minyan
6.5
2020
1 hr 59 min
Drama
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.
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- Cast：
- Samuel H. Levine , Ron Rifkin , Christopher McCann , Richard Topol , Mark Margolis , Brooke Bloom , Alex Hurt
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