Un joven judío desarrolla una filosofía radicalmente antisemita. Basada en la verdadera historia del miembro del KKK que un reportero del New York Times reveló era judío.Un joven judío desarrolla una filosofía radicalmente antisemita. Basada en la verdadera historia del miembro del KKK que un reportero del New York Times reveló era judío.Un joven judío desarrolla una filosofía radicalmente antisemita. Basada en la verdadera historia del miembro del KKK que un reportero del New York Times reveló era judío.
- Premios
- 6 premios ganados y 10 nominaciones en total
- O.L.
- (as Joel Garland)
- Young Avi
- (as James G. McCaffrey)
Argumento
¿Sabías que…?
- TriviaDue to the film's low budget, the crew could not afford permits and many scenes had to be shot quickly.
- ErroresIn the final synagogue segment, while the congregation is singing "Aveenu Malchenu," they keep changing keys from shot to shot, up a half-step and down a half-step and back up again, indicating a string of takes edited together.
- Citas
Daniel Balint: Let me put it this way: Who wants to destroy the Jews? Who wants to grind their bones into the dust? And who wants to see them rise again? Wealthier, more successful, powerful, cultured, more intelligent than ever? Then you know what we have to do? We have to love 'em. What? Did he say ''Love the Jews''? It's strange, I know. But with these people, nothing is simple. The Jew says all he wants is to be left alone to study his Torah... do a little business... fornicate with his oversexed wife,but it's not true. He wants to be hated. He longs for our scorn. He clings to it, as if it were the very core of his being. If Hitler had not existed, the Jews would've invented him. For without such hatred, the so-called Chosen People would vanish from the earth. And this reveals a terrible truth and the crux of our problem as Nazis. The worse the Jews are treated, the stronger they become. Egyptian slavery made them a nation. The pogroms hardened them. Auschwitz gave birth to the state of Israel. Suffering, it seems, is the very crucible of their genius. So, if the Jews are,as one of their own has said... a people who will not take ''yes'' for an answer... let us say ''yes'' to them. They thrive on opposition. Let us cease to oppose them. The only way to annihilate this insidious people once and for all... is to open our arms, invite them into our homes... and embrace them. Only then will they vanish into assimilation, normality and love. But we cannot pretend. The Jew is nothing if not clever. He will see through hypocrisy and condescension. To destroy him, we must love him sincerely. If the Jews are strengthened by hate, wouldn't this... destruction that you speak of, whether it's by love or any other means... wouldn't that make them more powerful than they are already? Yes. lnfinitely more. They would become as God. It's the Jews' destiny to be annihilated so they can be deified. Jesus understood this perfectly. And look what was accomplished there with the death of just one enlightened Jew. Imagine what would happen if we killed them all."
Actually self-hating members of every major religion are a fairly common occurrence; Many of them are indoctrinated with their primary religion as children, and have no choice in what they are doing. As they get older, they generally either become stronger or weaker in their particular belief system.
It is still a very rare occurrence, however, that these self-hating individuals go to violent extremes against their native religions. Generally speaking, things like life, education, families, jobs and other more important things tend to take center stage in the vast majority of people's lives.
The film and Gosing's performance are mesmerizing, and the in-depth investigation of Jews in general is very informative. However, the message is very clear; hatred of any religious group for any reason is pretty much a waste of time and energy.
- arthur_tafero
- 11 may 2021
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Detalles
Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 1,500,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 416,925
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 26,263
- 19 may 2002
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 1,309,316
- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 38 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.66 : 1